Eight Hong Kong tourists killed in Manila by Zivka Deleva

People in Hong Kong are devastated after eight of their compatriots were killed in a bus travelling in Philippine's capital Manila. A former police officer held under hostage a bus of tourists from Hong Kong and disappointed after the negotiations with the Philippine's police, decided to shoot. The world is accusing the strategy of the police in the country that hadn't been able to safe people's lives. In terms of precaution, the Hong Kong officials ask the people that planned to travel in Philippine to stay at home. A minute's silence as a sign of mourning happened at the stock exchange in Hong Kong. And flags are at half-mast, which as well is a sign of respect for the v! ictims. The bus siege lasted almost a day. The hostages that stayed alive blame the local police for not being effective on saving their close people's lives. There were terrifying examples, like the one of a woman that lost her husband and two daughters and her son is in intensive care in hospital. "The Philippine government... I can't accept this. Why did they do this to us? The gunman did not want to kill us. He only shot us after the negotiations failed" - the lady told Hong Kong officials. For the irony to be bigger, no one really knows what did the man that held the hostages wanted from the police, but one thing is for sure, they didn't make it to come to a common language. The gunman was killed, and seven of the hostages are transfered home. Philippine is one of the most visited touristic country in the South Asia.

!	by Zivka Deleva for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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