Tag: hostage rescue

Philippine Hostage Rescue: A history of friendly fire casualties

To those who are familiar with Philippine hostage rescue attempts in the last 10 years, the Quirino Grandstand Hostage incident should not have come as a surprise. Three previous well-publicized incidents clearly show the lack of capability of our military and police to execute a surgical hostage rescue operation. Continue Reading

Is the Media a problem in Hostage rescue?

The Philippine Media is currently under fire for its live coverage of the Manila Hostage Incident. However, consider these two very famous hostage rescue incidents which had live media and press coverage and still the hostage rescuers got the job done. Continue Reading

Simple but effective

Here's a simple but effective way of dealing with a hostage taker who's open and exposed. The PNP could have done this earlier during the crisis when they sent in the negotiator and the perp was standing in the doorway of the bus. There would have been no need to send in SWAT or Tactical Units and it would have ended the crisis immediately. No wonder the Chinese are so pissed at us right now, to them, the solution is very simple. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXT-9Oed6Dg&feature=player_embedded Continue Reading

How it’s done

The PNP could learn a thing or two from these operators. Here's a clear example on how to properly assault a bus.  Continue Reading