Disgruntled security guard takes hostages in Philippine shopping mall
A disgruntled former security guard on Monday took an undetermined number of hostages inside a shopping mall in the Philippines, police and local officials said.
Hundreds of shoppers and employees were evacuated from the V Mall in the city of Manila’s Greenhills shopping district after gunfire was heard from the second floor, said police spokesman Virgilio Timajo.
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San Juan City Mayor Francisco Zamora said that based on initial reports, a former security guard who was angry after being let go by the V Mall’s security agency was behind the shooting incident.
The guard has allegedly taken hostages, Zamora said. (dpa/NAN)
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