Philippine hostage crisis ends with several hostages alive
19:39, 23 August 2010
MANILA. August 23. KAZINFORM Philippine hostage crisis ended here on Monday night with several hostages still alive, local TV footage showed. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The hostage-taker, former Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, was killed after local police assaulted the bus to save the hostages. according to footage broadcast on television.
At least four of the 15 captives were confirmed alive, while two captives were confirmed dead. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com