Philippines Mall Standoff
Philippine police: News conference helped end hostage crisis
Philippine officials said Tuesday they allowed an armed man who took dozens of people hostage in a mall to hold a news conference to encourage him to free his captives and give police a chance to grab him as he talked with a throng of journalists.
Disgruntled ex-guard takes dozens of hostages in Manila mall
Philippine police on Monday surrounded a shopping mall in an upscale section of Manila after a recently dismissed security guard opened fire and took dozens of people hostage, an official said.