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Students taken hostage in Philippines

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-03-28 14:37

A video grab shows a man holding a grenade as hostages look out of a school bus in Manila March 27, 2007. Two armed men took over a school bus in the Philippine capital, Manila, on Wednesday and were holding 32 children and two teachers hostage, radio reports said. The men, who were being chased by police after a failed hold-up, stormed the bus near the Manila City Hall. [Reuters]