danilo-lim – The Mail & Guardian

/ 30 November 2007

Philippines hunts for more suspects in rebellion

Philippine authorities launched a manhunt on Friday for more suspects accused of helping stage a dramatic but short-lived rebellion against the government, which was put down by the military. The small band of primarily armed-forces officers, who seized a luxury hotel on Thursday, were bundled off by police after a lightning raid.

By Cecil Morella

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/ 29 November 2007

Fierce firefight at rebel Philippine hotel

Fierce firefights broke out inside a five-star hotel in the Philippines capital on Thursday as government forces entered to arrest a group of military rebels, a reporter on the scene said. An armoured troop vehicle rammed repeatedly into the main door of the hotel and roared into the lobby amid a hail of gunfire.

By Staff Reporter