Philippines - Gunfire, explosions at Manila resort, 1 June 2017

[BetteDavisEyes]

[video=cnn;world/2017/06/01/resorts-world-manila-philippines-gunfire-explosions-update.cnn]http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/index.html[/video]

 

[skibaboo]

Shooting heard at Manila leisure complex


There have been reports of gunfire and explosions at a tourist hotel in the Philippines.
Police and Swat teams were deployed to Resorts World Manila at about 01:30 local time (17:30 GMT), according to reports from CNN Philippines.
News site Rappler.com is reporting that several people have been wounded.
Resorts World Manila boasts a hotel, casino, shopping centre and cinema within its complex.

 

[margarita25]

Shooting heard at Manila leisure complex


There have been reports of gunfire and explosions at a tourist hotel in the Philippines.
Police and Swat teams were deployed to Resorts World Manila at about 01:30 local time (17:30 GMT), according to reports from CNN Philippines.
News site Rappler.com is reporting that several people have been wounded.
Resorts World Manila boasts a hotel, casino, shopping centre and cinema within its complex.

"A masked gunman was on the second floor of one hotel, firing at guests, hotel employees fleeing the scene told CNN Philippines.

Police, fire trucks and SWAT teams were seen in the area at about 1:30 a.m. local time Friday."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/

 

[Jax49]

Fox News is covering...CNN also.

 

[skibaboo]

Live https://www.facebook.com/Nonoy.hannibal/videos/1728564240493802/

(sorry posted the wrong link, corrected)

 

[gregjrichards]

"Dozens of tourists are feared to have been injured after reports of shooting at a hotel resort near Manila airport in the Philippines.

The shooting is believed to have taken place at the popular Resorts World Manila in Pasay City, Philippines.

Witnesses reported hearing explosions and gunshots coming from the tourist hotpot at about midnight local time.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-hotel-near-Manila-airport.html#ixzz4imBmgIU7
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[margarita25]

"The Philippines has been grappling with incidents of terrorism, especially on the southern island of Mindanao. There, in the city of Marawi, government forces have been battling ISIS-linked militants for control of the city.

The battle for Marawi, a largely Muslim city, has displaced at least 70,000 residents and left 140 people dead. The terrorist siege began last week, just as Muslims worldwide started to mark the holy month of Ramadan.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law over the island of Mindanao in light of the crisis. Duterte also suggested he might extend martial law through year's end or impose it nationwide, alarming critics."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/

 

[margarita25]

""The company is working closely with the Philippine National Police to ensure that all guests and employees are safe," the resort complex tweeted. "We ask for your prayers during these difficult times."

Resorts World Manila, also known as RWM, is a resort complex in Newport City, a residential and commercial center in metropolitan Manila.

RWM has an array of hotels, restaurants and bars. Tourists flock to the complex for its casino, shopping mall, cinema and theater."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/

 

[margarita25]

"The complex, which is described on RWM's website as "the first and largest integrated resort in the Philippines," is located across from Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Shortly after Friday's incident began to unfold, the US State Department warned citizens to avoid the area."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/

 

[skibaboo]

[video=twitter;870349463570833408]https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/870349463570833408[/video]

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Jun 1 2017, 3:07 pm ET

Resorts World Manila: Gunfire, Smoke Reported at Casino in Philippines

by Erik Ortiz

A casino and hotel complex outside of the Philippine capital of Manila was placed on lockdown early Friday local time, after reports of gunfire and smoke coming from inside the popular resort.

Local news outlet ABS-CBN and social media users captured panicked people fleeing Resorts World Manila in Pasay City. Ambulances took people away and witnesses told ABS-CBN that there were "quite a few injuries." ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/r...ire-smoke-reported-casino-philippines-n767241

 

[margarita25]

(It never ends....)

 

[neesaki]

Thanks for the thread BDE. This is horrific.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3702217/manila-hotel-shooting-attack-philippines-pasay-city-resorts-world-latest-updates/

AT least 25 people have been injured – with fears Brits are among those hurt – after masked gunmen started shooting inside a resort in the capital of the Philippines.
Explosions were also heard at Resorts World Manila in Pasay City – as terrified witnesses said they saw guests jumping from the second floor of the hotel, Manila Times reported

 

[katydid23]

"The Philippines has been grappling with incidents of terrorism, especially on the southern island of Mindanao. There, in the city of Marawi, government forces have been battling ISIS-linked militants for control of the city.

The battle for Marawi, a largely Muslim city, has displaced at least 70,000 residents and left 140 people dead. The terrorist siege began last week, just as Muslims worldwide started to mark the holy month of Ramadan.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law over the island of Mindanao in light of the crisis. Duterte also suggested he might extend martial law through year's end or impose it nationwide, alarming critics."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/

Here is a thread I started on that scary situation:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...pines-Marawi-1st-city-to-fall-to-ISIS-control

 

[gregjrichards]

sky news U.K. Reporting 34 people have died most of them from suffocation. May they Rest In Peace.

 

[Meryl12]

(It never ends....)

You are right about that........it never ends.......as soon as one agency brings a deadly situation to an end - someone else starts up another one somewhere else.
:hills:

 

[Jax49]

[h=1]36 bodies found in Resorts World Manila, Philippines official says[/h]
[video=cnn;world/2017/06/02/manila-casino-attack-alexandra-field-intv.cnn]http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/asia/resorts-world-manila-philippines/index.html?adkey=bn[/video]

Thirty-six bodies have been found inside Resorts World Manila, after an attack by a lone gunman who fired shots and set fire to gambling tables in the early hours of Friday morning.

"The lone gunman committed suicide by setting himself on fire in one of the rooms on the fifth floor of the Resort World Hotel," Albayalde told reporters.

He was found in the room, burned beyond recognition

 

[katydid23]

Got to give him props for his exit. Set himself on fire? wow....

 

[AmyPond]

Disgusting. And why didn't this get much press? So sad.

 

[margarita25]

This is so terrible. Wish I didn't check in here this morning.



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