Saturday, November 24, 2007

Four suspected carjackers killed in shootout with Manila police

By Ronron
November 23, 2007

Four suspected carjackers were killed in a shootout with policemen midnight of Thursday in Manila City.

According to a police report, the suspects first hijacked a 20-footer van with still unknown contents at around 11:45 pm Thursday at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in Tondo District.

The owner immediately reported the incident to police, prompting personnel from the Manila Police District to respond and catching up with the hijacked van at the Manila Harbor Center along Road 10 in Barangay Vitas, Tondo at around 1:40 am Friday.

The report said the suspects first fired at the approaching law enforcers, prompting policemen to fire back, until the four suspects were killed.

Recovered from the suspects after the shootout incident were two 9 mm handguns and a grenade.

There were no reported casualties on the side of the policemen, the report said./DMS

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