Share Story
Send to KindleRelated News
Chinese embassy confirms death toll from HK hostage crisis at 8
Source: Xinhua |
August 24, 2010, Tuesday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
The Chinese Embassy officials in the Philippines confirmed today that the death toll from the hostage crisis in Manila yesterday remain at eight up to today.
"As far as I know, the death toll was eight so far," said the embassy spokesman.
But, an official from the Philippine investigation team said at a sideline of a press conference today that nine hostages have died.
Earlier, Local Radio dzBB reported that the death toll from yesterday's hostage crisis in Manila climbed to 10, including the hostage taker, as of early today.
A 21-member Hong Kong tour group aboard a bus was hijacked by a dismissed Filipino policeman earlier yesterday. The crisis ended last night with eight tourists killed, another seven injured.
Yesterday's incident drew sharp criticism against the police's handling of the case.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III himself said he was not satisfied with the way the incident was handled.
Even the business community was also not pleased with the bloody way the incident ended, according to a report by dzBB's Denver Trinidad.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines has "strongly condemned the atrocity by the hostage-taker."
Hong Kong has issued the Black Outbound Travel Alert for the Philippines.
"As far as I know, the death toll was eight so far," said the embassy spokesman.
But, an official from the Philippine investigation team said at a sideline of a press conference today that nine hostages have died.
Earlier, Local Radio dzBB reported that the death toll from yesterday's hostage crisis in Manila climbed to 10, including the hostage taker, as of early today.
A 21-member Hong Kong tour group aboard a bus was hijacked by a dismissed Filipino policeman earlier yesterday. The crisis ended last night with eight tourists killed, another seven injured.
Yesterday's incident drew sharp criticism against the police's handling of the case.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III himself said he was not satisfied with the way the incident was handled.
Even the business community was also not pleased with the bloody way the incident ended, according to a report by dzBB's Denver Trinidad.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines has "strongly condemned the atrocity by the hostage-taker."
Hong Kong has issued the Black Outbound Travel Alert for the Philippines.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
