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Philippines Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commander Santiago ...

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Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:20:01 +0200
(AFP/File) - Philippines Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commander Santiago Pascual (2nd R) listens during a Senate committee hearing regarding the bungled August 23 bus siege that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead in Manila. The inquiry is scheduled to finish its hearings on Monday.(AFP/File/Noel Celis)

Philippine National Police (PNP) members of the Special Weapons ...

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Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:40:03 +0200
(Reuters) - Philippine National Police (PNP) members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team who were involved in storming the tourist bus during a hijack incident last week, attend a Justice Department hearing investigating the botched rescue attempt in Manila September 4, 2010. Eight tourists from Hong Kong died after police commandos stormed the bus in a Manila park and killed the hijacker, a disgruntled former policemen. Authorities have opened an investigation into the rescue operation which drew criticism at home as well as in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Members of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National ...

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:20:02 +0200
(Reuters) - Members of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police prepare during the annual critical incident management field training exercise at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, Metro Manila September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Members of the Philippine National Police maritime group show ...

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:00:04 +0200
(Reuters) - Members of the Philippine National Police maritime group show their rifles during an annual critical incident management field training exercise at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, Metro Manila September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY MILITARY)

Philippine policemen stage an assault on the tourist bus hijacked ...

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:50:03 +0200
(AFP/File) - Philippine policemen stage an assault on the tourist bus hijacked in Manila by former high-ranking police officer Rolando Mendoza August 23, 2010. Philippine police decided against shooting the man because they wanted to "save" him along with his Hong Kong hostages, a probe into the fiasco has been told.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)