quarta-feira, 25 de agosto de 2010

Manila bus siege victims flown back to Hong Kong


Victims of the Manila bus hijack have been flown back to Hong Kong, two days after the deadly siege which left eight tourists dead.
Survivors, relatives of the victims and coffins carrying those who died left the Philippine capital after a ceremony at the airport.
They left as the Philippines observed a day of mourning for the dead.
Philippine police have admitted to poor handling of the siege and several officers have been removed from duty.
They have been accused of failing to respond quickly or effectively enough after the bus was hijacked by an armed former police officer who wanted his job back.
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At the airport in Manila, the eight coffins were loaded on to a specially chartered plane for the journey home, after a Buddhist ceremony. BBC News