HOTEL UNDER ATTACK Manila hotel shooting – ‘ISIS’ gunmen storm hotel in Philippines capital leaving several people injured amid fears Brits are caught up in attack

[TomSea]

HOTEL UNDER ATTACK Manila hotel shooting – ‘ISIS’ gunmen storm hotel in Philippines capital leaving several people injured amid fears Brits are caught up in attack
The shooting took place at Resorts World Manila in Pasay City around midnight, local time
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By Maryse Godden  1st June 2017, 6:58 pm  Updated: 1st June 2017,          

DOZENS of tourists have been injured – with fears Brits are among those hurt – after gunshots and explosions were heard outside a resort in Manila, initial reports say.

The shooting took place at Resorts World Manila in Pasay City, Philippines, around midnight local time.

Gunfire and explosions were reported at Resorts World Casino in the Philippine capital
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Gunfire and explosions were reported at Resorts World Casino in the Philippine capital

The gunshots and reported explosions caused panic for tourists

Footage posted on social media shows hotel guests running for their lives as gunshots are heard at the resort.

Another video shows casualties being rushed to hospital following the suspected terror attack.

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

We will have to see how serious this is.  Eventually, someone may have to go in and help that country.  The guy in the glasses in the above picture doesn't seem to be hurrying too much.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40123389

[mystery-ak]

 jimgeraghty‏Verified account @jimgeraghty 1m1 minute ago

Man, if this event in Manila is what it looks like… how do you think Duterte will respond?

[mystery-ak]

 Resorts World Manila‏Verified account @rwmanila 37m37 minutes ago

We ask for your prayers during these difficult times.
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[TomSea]

Thankfully, this appears to be a situation under control and the army says the police are in control of the situation. It may have only been a gunman trying to rob the place. It may have been a single gunman.

Most importantly, no reports of deaths from what I've heard.

UPDATE: MANILA, June 2 (Reuters) - The Philippines' police chief said on Friday there was no indication the shooting incident at a Manila gaming resort was related to terrorism and it may have been a robbery.

Ronald dela Rosa said police were in control of the situation and it was possible Islamic State would claim responsibility for the incident to serve its propaganda.

He told DZMM radio that a lone gunman entered the gaming area at Resorts World and set some tables on fire. The gunshots, he said, were not aimed at people in the room.

"We cannot say this is an act of terror ... he did not hurt anyone," he said. "If you are a terrorist you will sow terror."

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gunfire-explosions-heard-outside-resorts-world-manila-cnn/ar-BBBN7qB?OCID=ansmsnnews11

[montanajoe]

I was in Manila Valentines Day 2005 when 3 bombs went off almost simultaneously one at the Intercontinental, the Hotel I was staying in, and a couple of other locations around the city. If I recall the attacks killed 10 or 15 and a couple of hundred injured. Adu Sayyaf, the Muslim separatists from the south, claimed responsibility almost immediately.

This doesn't really sound like Muslim terrorism to me...not well enough planned or executed. Bombs are the Muslim weapon of choice in that part of the world and multiple locations are the MO...lone gunman are very rare as few in the population have access to private firearms...

 

[Gefn]

My physical therapist is in the Philippines right now visiting her grandparents

I'm praying she's ok.