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1、ChinaWantsAnswersAfterNineKilledonBus(MANILA,Philippines)—ChinademandedanswersTuesdayfromthePhilippinesaftera12-hourhostagedramaintheheartofManilaendedwitheightHongKongtouristsdeadalongwiththeirFilipinohostage-takerafteradayofbotchednegotiations.ChineseForeign
2、MinisterYangJiechisaidhisgovernmentwas"appalled"andtelephonedhisPhilippinecounterpartAlbertoRomulotovoiceconcern,whileHongKongresidentsexpressedoutrageandmediaoutletsintheChineseterritorydenouncedPhilippinepoliceasincompetent.DismissedpolicemanRolandoMendoza,5
3、5,wasarmedwithaM16rifleandapistolwhenheseizedthebusloadof21HongKongtouristsandfourlocalstodemandhisreinstatementontheforce.TheordealendedinbloodshedonliveTVwithpolicestormingthebusandkillingthegunmanafterhefiredatthetourists,killingeightofthem."TheChinesegover
4、nmentdemandsthePhilippinegovernmentlaunchathoroughinvestigationintotheincidentandinformtheChinesesideofrelateddetailsassoonaspossible,"Yangsaid,accordingtoastatementpostedonhisministry'swebsite.AtthePhilippineConsulateinHongKong,awealthyformerBritishcolonyunac
5、customedtoviolence,severaldozenprotesterschanted:"StronglycondemnthePhilippinegovernmentforbeingcarelessabouthumanlife!"Philippinepolicedefendedtheiractionbutpromisedtoreviewalleventsleadingtothedeaths."Therewillbeaninternalaudit.Wewilllookatwhetherwhatwedidwa
6、sright,"nationalpolicespokesmanAgrimeroCruztoldTheAssociatedPress."Ofcoursewhathappenedwasfarfromideal.Nevertheless,wearecongratulatingourpersonnelbecausedespitethelackofequipment...theyriskedlifeandlimb,"hesaid.PresidentBenignoAquinoIII,facedwithhisfirstmajor
7、crisissincetakingofficeinJune,saidtheincidentshowedtheneedformorepolicetrainingandbetterequipment."HowcanIbesatisfiedwhentherewerepeoplewhodied?"AquinotoldreporterslateMonday.Somepolicecommandoslackedhelmetsandappropriatecommunicationequipment,andtheteamhadnol
8、addervehicletohelpclimbaboardtheseizedbuswhilestormingit—shortcomingsthathamperedaspeedyresponse.Accordingtonewspaperreports,Mendozawasamongfiveofficerswhohadbeenchargedwithrobbery
