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Philippines police: Authorities botched hostage rescue
The article reports the shocking incident that happened 2 days ago in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
There are a lot about the incident that the article did not cover, but considering the length of the text, it contains enough appropriate information for the readers to understand. Also for the target readers of CNN's website, the interest level is not as high as local news or other international news that they can more relate to. Therefore, the information that the text has covered is already enough and relevant.
The article included quotes from the hostage, the police, the leader from both Hong Kong and Philippines. Readers are able to see the incident at different angle.
Hong Kong people are furious about the rescue, the whole process was shown live on TV, yet it showed only the incapability of the Philippines police, and the horrible death of the Hong Kong tourists. A lot of people witnessed the rescue on live TV doubt the victims were killed by the hostage-taker or the police force.
The Philippines police put the blame on the media, as they claimed the hostage-taker was nervous and angry watching the live news on TV, therefore he started shooting the tourists. However, the media was the way for the hostage-taker is communicate to the public, he put written notes on the bus window and demanded a reinstatement in the police force.
Watching the video that CNN has posted above the text, readers are able to get to know more about how Hong Kong people feel about the tragedy, however, it can be improved with clips of the rescue process.
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