Hostage survivors to face HK probe
02/14/2011A Hong Kong inquest into a Manila bus hijacking that left eight tourists dead is set to start today, after the incident sparked a diplomatic meltdown over claims of shoddy police work.
The 25-day inquest before Hong Kong’s Coroner’s Court is due to hear from a host of witnesses, including survivors and families of the Hong Kong hostages killed last August in a botched police rescue attempt aired on live television around the world.
Officers eventually stormed the bus and shot dead the lone gunman Rolando Mendoza, a disgraced former police official who hijacked the coach in a bizarre bid to to be reinstated afte losing his job over corruption allegations.
Soon after the bungled rescue, Hong Kong issued a travel alert on the Philippines, advising citizens not to visit the popular travel destination..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110214hed5.html
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