http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100825-288710/4-SWAT-members-relieved-over-hostage-crisis report:
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 2) Four members of the Special Weapons and Tactics team were relieved from their posts following the botched rescue operations during a hostage-taking incident Monday, a spokesman for the Philippine National Police said Wednesday.
"Pending the results of the investigation, they have been administratively relieved from their positions," Senior Superintendent Agrimero Cruz told reporters.
Cruz identified the four as Chief Inspector Santiago Pascual, Senior Police Officer 4 Reynaldo Antonio, SPO3 Alfonso Gameng, SPO2 Bernardo Espinosa.
Cruz said there would be an examination of the bullets found at the scene of the bloodbath at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila where nine people – eight foreign tourists and hostage-taker Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza – died.
Eight of the hostages were killed and police admitted to tactical and operational blunders in handling the situation.
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If the rescue team really committed the mistake, then it has to be renamed: SWAT- "Sorry We Are not Trained".
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