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Posted on 03/27/2007 7:35:51 PM PDT by nuconvert
Students held hostage in Philippines Gunmen who say they have grenades seize group near Manila’s city hall BREAKING NEWS The Associated Press Updated: 7:34 p.m. MT March 27, 2007 MANILA, Philippines - Unidentified gunmen seized a busload of students and teachers near Manila's city hall while on the run after a holdup Wednesday, police said.
Hostage-takers scribbled on a piece of paper, visible through the bus window, that they were holding 32 children and two teachers and were armed with two grenades, an Uzi assault rifle police and a .45-caliber pistol, officer Mark Andal said.
They said they were demanding housing and education for 145 children in a day-care center.
Police surrounded the bus. TV footage showed the young children, one in sunglasses, waving from the windows, and a woman could be seen making a hand signal asking for a phone as one of the gunmen held a grenade at her side.
"They are hold-uppers being chased by our policemen," Manila police chief Reynaldo Varilla told DZMM radio, adding that two men were believed to be involved. "They saw a bus loaded with pupils.
"Right now negotiations are ongoing. We hope we can have them surrender peacefully so no one will be hurt."
There was no immediate word on the ages of the students or details on the reported hold-up.
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'They said they were demanding housing and education for 145 children in a day-care center.'
Let them stay at the freaking day-care center!
I'd hold out for a pony too.
LOL...
Abu Sayyaf?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6501695.stm
Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 02:42 GMT 03:42 UK
"Gunmen seize bus in Philippines"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "At least two armed men have taken 32 children and two teachers hostage on a bus near the centre of the Philippines capital Manila, police say."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "They wrote that they possessed an Uzi assault rifle, a revolver and two grenades, and that they were demanding free housing and education for an unspecified group of children."
Could be...I don't know yet...still looking.
OFF TOPIC...
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=zulkifli
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/mar/82256.htm
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
March 27, 2007
"Terrorist Added to Rewards For Justice Most-Wanted List"
Let's ask the US Senate what they would do. /s *grrr
You have to admit that there must be more to the damn story than what they have printed.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=71660
"Metro (as of 10:40 AM)"
(2nd UPDATE) Three men take daycare pupils hostage
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Three men armed with machine guns and a grenade have taken hostage 32 schoolchildren on board a bus in front of Bonifacio Shrine in Lawton, Manila Wednesday morning.
Deogracias Bugarin, who said he was the driver of the bus taken over by the hostage-takers, told DZMM that the three men are armed with machine guns.
Bugarin added that the children, students of Musmos Day Care, called the hostage-takers "sirs," which indicates that they might be teachers of the day care center. Two teachers are also inside the bus.
He said the three men were already inside the bus, owned by Philippine Trans Corp., when they left Baseco Compound in Parola, Tondo district in Manila.
He said that before reaching Bonifacio Shrine, they went somewhere in Macapagal Avenue to get food and he was told to go to the Manila City Hall where they will fetch two councilors.
"I was told to alight the bus after parking here," Bugarin said who was still at the Lawton area when interviewed by DZMM.
Bugarin added that they were out for a field trip to Tagaytay City."
VETO
Would this be a good place for a bump for home schooling?
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view_article.php?article_id=57447
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"(UPDATE) 32 school children held hostage in bus in Manila"
"(UPDATE 2) 32 school children held hostage in Manila
Authorities negotiate with hostage-takers"
By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 10:48am (Mla time) 03/28/2007
MANILA, Philippines --
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As of posting time, a report on local television said authorities were negotiating with the hostage-takers, led by one Jun Ducat.
In a live radio interview, Ducat said he wanted an assurance from police that they would not attack the bus and warned that he would not be responsible for the consequences."
Yes.
http://news.google.com/nwshp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wn&q=%22Jun%20Ducat%22
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2007/03/28/busload.of.children.teachers.hijacked.in.manila.(11.05.a.m.).html
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
"Busload of children, teachers hijacked in Manila (11:05 a.m.)"
MANILA --
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The hijacked bus is parked near the Manila City Hall. The children would peep every now and then of the curtains of the bus, which were all drawn close, and waving at the people outside.
The children were supposed to go on a field trip to Tagaytay. (Sunnex) "
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