Showing posts with label gunfight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gunfight. Show all posts

Friday, October 31, 2008

most violent 24-hour in QC

8 persons killed, cop shot on ‘Good Friday’ in Quezon City
By Marlon Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 03/22/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- As Filipino Catholics marked the passion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, eight persons, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed while a policeman was shot and wounded in six separate incidents during what police said could be the most violent 24-hour period in Quezon City.

READ THE FULL REPORT AT:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080322-125856/8-persons-killed-cop-shot-on-Good-Friday-in-Quezon-City

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

armed with guns and magical amulets

There are been several incidents in Philippine history when policemen or the military encountered people who armed themselves with so-called magical amulets.

So far, there have been no known reports of these people surviving when the law men opened fire.

Amulets clues to suspected robbers in Makati shootout
By DJ Yap, Philippine Daily Inquirer, First Posted 08/29/2008


The identities of the suspected robbers who engaged the police in a gunfight in the middle of a Makati street Thursday remained unknown but the police said Friday they had uncovered some clues about the group.

The clues included amulets they wore that were similar to those worn by the suspects who staged a P2.7 million heist along Gil Puyat Avenue in front of Caltex gas station in June, in which two of the suspects died, the police said.


READ THE COMPLETE REPORT AT:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080829-157614/Amulets-clues-to-suspected-robbers-in-Makati-shootout