Saturday, September 28, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Military, defense leaders declare end to Zamboanga siege

Hmmm....well according to the report I found on TV5's Interaksyon news site, Defense and Armed Forces officials began proclaiming the end of the 20-day Zamboanga standoff with all hostages freed and MNLF rebels captured and confined to a military controlled "constriction" areas. In a televised report from PTV, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin declared this 20-day siege finished.

Over the course of the stand-off by the numbers for now, 194 hostages were freed, 18 soldiers and 5 policemen died on the stand off, 167 soldiers and 14 policemen were wounded. Civilian casualty is 9 dead with 57 injured civilians.

Based on the military reports, 52 MNLF rebels were surrendered, 223 were captured, and 100 are killed.

That maybe the case but...is the siege over?

Story: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/71683/its-over--military-defense-leaders-declare-end-to-zamboanga-siege

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