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Sacked security guard holds dozens hostage at Philippine mall, one wounded

Published 03/02/2020, 03:13 PM
Updated 03/02/2020, 03:16 PM
Sacked security guard holds dozens hostage at Philippine mall, one wounded

MANILA, March 2 (Reuters) - A man was shot and about 30
people taken hostage on Monday by a gunman at a mall in the
Philippine capital Manila, where armed police and negotiators
were trying to end the standoff peacefully.
The gunman, a former security guard at the V-Mall in
Manila's San Juan City, shot a man as he entered its
administration office and was holding an estimated 30 captives
inside, according to city mayor Francis Zamora.
"He is carrying a pistol. He is shouting he has a grenade
but we don't have any way to confirm that for sure," Zamora told
reporters. The shot man was in hospital in a stable, he said.
A SWAT team was seen entering the four-storey mall, which
has more than 100 outlets. Shoppers were evacuated and a
security cordon established around it.
The gunman was sacked by the company that provides security
for the mall and had tried to get other guards involved, Zamora
said, adding that he was demanding to speak to his former
colleagues by video call.
"He was trying to initially to get the other guards to join
him for some sort of coup d'etat against the mall management,"
he told news channel ANC.
Anna Alberto, whose daughter Pauline works in the office,
said she was concerned about her safety.
"She is there in the office. We cannot contact her so I am
worried," she said.

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