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Hong Kong Rallies Demand Justice in Manila Bus Tragedy

   VOA News 29 August 2010
   A  man  holds a placard reads "Shame on Aquino" as ten of thousands of
   people marched in downtown Hong Kong on Sunday, 29 Aug. 2010, in honor
   of the eight locals who were killed in the Manila bus hijacking

Photo: AP

   A  man  holds a placard reads "Shame on Aquino" as ten of thousands of
   people marched in downtown Hong Kong on Sunday, 29 Aug. 2010, in honor
   of the eight locals who were killed in the Manila bus hijacking

   Thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong Sunday, demanding justice for
   eight locals killed in a bus hijacking in the Philippines.
   Demonstrators  voiced  their  anger  over  the Philippine government's
   handling of the siege in the heart of Manila Monday.
   Philippine   groups  staged  their  own  events  Sunday,  including  a
   candlelight vigil in remembrance of the victims.
   On  Thursday,  Hong  Kong residents observed three minutes of silence,
   and flags across the Chinese territory were lowered to half-staff.
   The  eight people were part of a tour group held hostage on a bus by a
   disgraced former police officer, Roberto Mendoza.  The standoff ended
   12  hours  later,  when  Mendoza opened fire on the passengers and was
   killed by a police sniper.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP.

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