On Monday the 23rd of Aug, Philippine commandos have stormed the bus with 24 Hong Kong tourists held hostage by a former policeman, ending the 12-hour standoff in Manila. Eight of the hostages have been confirmed dead. The gunman has also been killed in the storming.
The operation started with police firing on the bus' tires to immobilize it, then using hammers to smash windows, doors and windscreen. They were forced to withdraw after a series of hunshots rang out from inside the vehicle, but renewed the storming later.
I just can't believe that they were using only one riot shield and one hammer for the storming operation !
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