Manila Bus Hostage Incident 2010
The Manila Bus Hostage Incident dealt a damaging blow to tourism in 2010 and continues to the first half of 2011 as inquests continue in Hong Kong. Interested observers express disappointment at Philippines’ effort to protect high officials for the blunder, cover up the investigation and refuse to cooperate with the inquest in Hong Kong. More articles and news reported from Hong Kong can be found in this section.
Manila police had poor equipment, inquest told
Feb 28, 2011 Philippine police officers during last yearβs Manila hostage siege were using poor qu...
Manila police doubted their gear, inquiry told
Mar 01, 2011 Some members of the Philippine SWAT team involved in last year’s bungled rescue i...
Siege survivors demand Philippine witnesses
Mar 01, 2011 Survivors of the Manila bus siege and victims’ relatives yesterday demanded that ...
Evidence lost from siege bus, inquest hears
Mar 02, 2011 Hong Kong experts who collected evidence from Manila a week after eight Hongkongers die...
Expert says most bullets were fired from outside hijacked bus
Mar 02, 2011 A ballistics expert on Wednesday said that most of the bullets that struck a Hong Kong ...
Tests fail to prove all hostage victims shot by gunman
Mar 03, 2011 Bullet fragments from eight Hongkongers killed during last year’s tour bus siege ...
Expert can’t link fragments to rifle, inquest hears
Mar 04, 2011 Bullet fragments found in the bodies of five of the eight hostages killed in the Manila...