A man with a bladed weapon had taken over an
Everlasting bus.
The bus hostage situation involving a man on an Everlasting
bus that stopped along North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) in Guiguinto, Bulacan has
been resolved as of 8:35 a.m. on Monday, October 20. The suspect is now under
the custody of the Bulacan police.
The bus had come from Tuguegarao and was bound for Cubao
when the incident occurred.
The hostage-taker, who has been identified as Lauro Sanchez,
boarded the Manila-bound bus from Cauayan, Isabela.
Hostage-taker
Lauro Sanchez (Photo by Johnson Manabat, dzMM)
At around 6 a.m., witnesses say Sanchez suddenly held a
foreign passenger at knife-point as bus was going through the Santa Rita exit
of the NLEx in Guiguinto, Bulacan. The bus ended up stopping at the Sta. Rita
toll plaza.
NLEx Traffic Control supervisor Richard Briones said the man
held 13 bus passengers. Other passengers managed to get out of the bus. All 13
passengers were found tobe unharmed.
Police Supt. Frankie Candelario, who led the assault team,
got wounded while seizing the bladed weapon from the suspect.
Sanchez allegedly demanded to talk to media to air his
grievance against members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal
Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).
Investigators are still trying to find out if Sanchez was
talking about a legitimate issue or if he was under the influence of alcohol or
illegal drugs. Police had noted that Sanchez seemed to be "unstable."
Police Sr. Supt. Ferdinand Divina, director of Bulacan
Police, told ANC, "Galit na galit (si Sanchez). Kung bakit po siya galit
na galit eh ini-establish pa po natin."
Source: www.yahoo.com.ph
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