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Two Britons survive hostage drama - standard.co.uk - Philippines - Britain - China - Hong Kong - city Manila - city Hong Kong

Two Britons survive hostage drama

Two survivors of the Philippines hostage drama were British nationals, the Foreign Office has said.The 12-hour ordeal on a bus in Manila ended with the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists along with their Filipino hostage-taker after negotiations failed.A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: «We can confirm that two of the released hostages are British nationals.»He continued: «We have offered consular assistance and stand ready to provide it if requested. We are not aware of any other British nationals involved.»According to sources, it is understood the British nationals are an elderly couple from Hong Kong.

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Philippines blaze leaves 1,500 families homeless - standard.co.uk - Philippines - city Manila

Philippines blaze leaves 1,500 families homeless

AFilipino man and his pig swim to safety after a fire which left 1,500 families homeless.The six-hour blaze in the coastal city of Navotas, near Manila, killed a woman and her two children. Another woman drowned after jumping into the sea to escape.Firemen said the blaze quickly spread to a plastic factory in the shanty town after a petrol container next to a stove ignited.Most people store petrol in their homes to use in their fishing boats.

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Thousands flee super-typhoon Megi in Philippines - standard.co.uk - Philippines - city Manila

Thousands flee super-typhoon Megi in Philippines

Thousands took shelter in school buildings today as the Philippines was hit by a «super typhoon».At least three people died, with one man being killed while trying to rescue his water buffalo from a swollen river and electricity was cut off across Isabela province, 200 miles north-east of Manila.Thousands of army reserves were on standby, said Benito Ramos, a disaster response official. «This is like preparing for war,» he said.

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Oscar Albayalde - Manila attack: 'English-speaking' gunman who killed 38 in casino rampage caught on camera during attack - standard.co.uk - Philippines - Isil - city Manila

Manila attack: 'English-speaking' gunman who killed 38 in casino rampage caught on camera during attack

The gunman who killed 38 people in a brutal casino rampage in the Philippines was seen on security camera footage firing his rifle in the air, setting fires and shooting at security forces.The so-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for Friday's attack in Manila, but authorities say it was a botched robbery by a single gunman and there were no links to terrorism.After storming into the Resorts World Manila complex, he used petrol to torch gambling tables before fleeing to an adjoining hotel where he killed himself. The victims appeared to have died of smoke inhalation as they hid from the gunman, police said.At a news conference on Saturday, authorities described him as an English-speaking man in his 40s, 6ft tall and armed with an assault rifle.The taxi driver who dropped the man off at the casino said the man also spoke fluent Tagalog and appeared normal during the ride, said Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde.He said terrorism was unlikely because the gunman did not shoot anyone.«He could have shot everybody there,» Albayalde said.

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Oscar Albayalde - Resorts World Manila attack: At least 35 choke to death after gunman storms resort and sets fire to tables - standard.co.uk - Philippines - city Manila

Resorts World Manila attack: At least 35 choke to death after gunman storms resort and sets fire to tables

At least 35 people have died from choking on fumes after a gunman stormed a casino-hotel complex in the Philippines and set fire to gaming tables, police say.The gunman stuffed a backpack with casino chips before he fled, but was found dead in an adjacent hotel early on Friday, having apparently killed himself.The bodies were found in the smoky gambling room of the Resorts World Manila by firefighters. They died from suffocation and smoke inhalation.Metropolitan Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde said none of the bodies had gunshot wounds.The attack, which sent hundreds fleeing into the streets during the night, prompting a claim of responsibility Isis, but police said there was no evidence to support terrorism and believed robbery was the motive.«He would have shot all the people gambling there» if it had been terrorism, national police chief Ronald dela Rosa said.

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17 killed in Philippines shop blaze - standard.co.uk - Philippines - county Del Norte - city Manila - region Mindanao

17 killed in Philippines shop blaze

Afire at a clothing store in the southern Philippines has killed 17 employees, most of whom were women who were asleep and trapped on the top floor, officials said.The blaze in the three-storey shop in Butuan raged for five hours. Firefighters and police scouring the gutted building found 17 bodies, said city police chief Pedro Obaldo.At least 20 employees, mostly women, were sleeping at the store when the fire broke out, Mr Obaldo said.

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Eight killed after plane catches fire at Manila Airport - standard.co.uk - Philippines - Usa - North Korea - county Canadian - city Tokyo - city Manila - province Iloilo

Eight killed after plane catches fire at Manila Airport

Aplane caught fire while attempting to take off from Manila's airport in the Phillippines, killing all eight on board, officials have said.

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Red Cross - Manila attack: Masked 'Isis' gunman storms popular resort leaving 36 dead - standard.co.uk - Philippines - county Cross - city Manila

Manila attack: Masked 'Isis' gunman storms popular resort leaving 36 dead

Isis has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular resort in Manila which left at least 36 people dead.There were reports of shooting and explosions at the Resorts World Manila in the Philippine capital at about midnight local time.A gunman wearing a mask and black clothes stormed floors of one of the resort's hotels, according to local reports, and the area was placed on lockdown.At least 36 people suffocated in choking smoke fumes after the gunman set fire to gaming tables. No one received gunshot wounds.The attacker was later found dead in a nearby hotel early on Friday after fleeing with a rucksack stuffed with casino chips… Police said it appeared he had killed himself.Isis claimed «lone wolf soldiers» from its group had carried out the attack, according to the SITE Intelligence Group that monitors terrorist organisations, but police said there was no indication the attack was terror-related and believe it was a robbery.National police chief Ronald dela Rosa said if it had been terrorism the attacker «would have shot all of the people gambling there» but he «did not hurt anyone».Video posted on social media shows large numbers of people rushing from the complex, while pictures show plumes of smoke billowing from the upper floor of a building in the resort complex.Police, fire trucks and a SWAT team descended on the area, near the city's airport, as people were carried away on stretchers.Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said at least 25 people were injured and were taken to hospital.

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