Any DUers watching the storming of the hijacked bus in Manila

[malaise]

Apparently the gunman (a former police officer) started firing on the remaining 14 hostages and police are breaking down the door.

It's live on BBC International

This has been going on for over eight hours according to BBC.
You can hear gunshots.
He was sacked from the police force for extortion in 2008 and says he's clearing his name

Yeh right!!

Add, change from commissioner to officer

[maddezmom]

1. the driver escaped and said that everyone is dead

:( CNNI has it on live as well.

[malaise]

2. Damn!!

How sad.

[malaise]

3. The passengers are mostly tourists from Hong Kong

and the stupid fugg is using an M16

[maddezmom]

4. Police have attempted to enter bus, were in the window but jumped out

it has been confirmed that the shooter sprayed his M16 into the passengers.

Not sure if the police have entered yet. reporting is fuzzy. an ambulance has arrived on scene.

[malaise]

6. He's still shooting

Unfuggingbelievable. I still can't believe that they are unable to blow out a window or a door.

[maddezmom]

5. The gunman is still shooting from the bus onto the police, etc

[malaise]

7. Word is that a civilian has been hit by a stray bullet from the gunman

What a mess.

[maddezmom]

8. smoke is now emerging from the bus is from teargas according to local reports

and the gunman is still shooting from inside the bus.

[maddezmom]

9. CNNI reporting gunman dead but no one knows the status of the hostages

[malaise]

10. Looks like at least three hostages survived

PHEW!

[seabeyond]

11. hopefully number will go higher. thanks malaise. last i heard all dead. nt

[malaise]

12. But 12 innocent people may be dead

I detest these stupid fuggs. He sure cleared his name didn't he. :puke:

[seabeyond]

13. ya. i hear ya. nt

[malaise]

15. Looks like four hostages walked out on their own

What a nightmare for them but life is always better than death.

[seabeyond]

16. *sigh*. thanks for the update

i don't turn on the tv.

[malaise]

17. Seven hostages walked out alive

Gunman shot in the head and an eyewitness say two bodies were removed including Mendoza's.

The driver is clueless.

[seabeyond]

18. cool, which is sad for those that didnt make it. but i was first relieved

he let people out. then heard all hostages dead. so every person that made it out, i am happy for. thank you.

[malaise]

19. It's over - six hostages dead plus the gunman

It's horrific but it could have been much worse.

[Turborama]

14. "Manila bus hostages killed": Link to live coverage here for anyone who needs an online stream

LBN story: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4514477

Link for AJ English live stream: http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english

[Prometheus Bound]

20. Lot of anger about police handling of the whole thing. They really fucked up.

[RandomThoughts]

21. Did they have beer?

[malaise]

22. They did but the person who really

fucked up was the driver who escaped and told the police that all the hostages were dead.

[Prometheus Bound]

23. Filipino TV is focusing on their arresting his brother as an accomplice when he went there to help.

The hijacker had sort of shown good faith by releasing hostages but then on the bus TV he saw police arrest his brother and went beserk.