Cop hijacker’s HK hostages all shot dead— escaped bus driver
08/24/2010 A sacked policeman who hijacked a tourist bus yesterday with at least 15 Hong Kong tourists that kept a nation glued to TV, appears to have ended tragically, as the escaped bus driver who was earlier handcuffed to the wheel, claimed that all the hostages were dead. “Everyone (in the bus) is dead,” the driver told media before being escorted by police. He escaped by jumping out of the window. It was not, however, explained how he was able to free himself, having been earlier cuffed to the wheel. As of press time, the reports of the hostages having been killed could not be independently verified. There were at least 15 hostages on board the tourist bus, hijacked by disgruntled cop turned hostage-taker Rolando del Rosario Mendoza. Before his escape, it was reported on television that at least 5 to 6 gunshots near the bus were heard by police. The report added that snipers shot the front tires of the bus to stop the bus from moving..... MORESource: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100824hed4.html |
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