Deadly Manila bus siege
Police advance toward a tourist bus, as a hostage lies dead at the entrance of the vehicle that was taken over by a former police officer, in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police shot and killed a sacked former policeman who was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists aboard a bus in downturn Manila on Monday.
The bus driver of the hijacked bus escapes during a hostage stand-off that resulted in the death of eight hostages and the gunman on August 23, 2010 in Manila.
A policeman helps a Hong Kong tourist, Amy Leung, inside a tourist bus that was taken over by a former police officer in Manila on Aug. 23, 2010. Ms. Leung, whose husband and two daughters were among eight tourists killed in the bus hostage siege, is a citizen of Canada who lives in Hong Kong.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime laboratory personnel conduct an investigation after a hostage stand-off that resulted in the death of atleast 8 hostages and the gunman on August 24, 2010 in Manila, Philippines.
Relatives of the eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the tourist bus hostage crisis, kiss the ground near the bullet-riddled tourist bus during a Buddhist ceremony Tuesday Aug.24, 2010 at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese authorities demanded answers from the Philippines on Tuesday after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists and their Filipino hostage-taker dead following a day of botched negotiations.
Bodies of two of the eight hostage victims arrive at the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory for an autopsy after a gunman took a tour bus hostage on Monday in Manila August 24, 2010.
Families of victims mourn after a hostage stand-off that resulted in the death of atleast 8 hostages and the gunman on August 24, 2010 in Manila, Philippines.
A demonstrator holding a bouquet of flowers becomes emotional as people gather to protest at the entrance to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong on August 24, 2010 a day after eight Hong Kong tourists were killed by a gunman in a dramatic bus hijacking in Manila. The Philippines faced fury in Hong Kong on August 24 as the territory plunged into mourning for the eight tourists mown down in Manila, with flags at half-mast and share traders holding a minute's silence.
Protesters deface the entrance to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong with placards and posters criticising the Manila police on August 24, 2010 a day after eight Hong Kong tourists were killed by a gunman in a dramatic bus hijacking in Manila.