Publication Date:
Sat, 2011-04-02 17:05
The 16 were taken on Friday afternoon in Agusan del Sur province on Mindanao island. Police said the hostages appeared to be in good condition, and they were negotiating to deliver food.
There were about 10 gunmen, and they had threatened to kill the hostages if they were attacked, security officials said.
“There will be no rescue mission. The Caraga police support the ongoing negotiation for the peaceful resolution of the incident,” Chief Inspector Nelly Villagarcia, spokesperson of the Caraga regional police, told local media.
Last August, police and security officials were heavily criticized for a botched rescue attempt of hostages on a bus in Manila. Eight Hong Kong tourists and the gunmen, a sacked police officer, died in the hijacking.
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