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Philippines declares August 25 a national day of mourning for Hong Kong victims

China News Service, August 24. The Philippine government announced on the 24th that August 25 will be designated as a national day of mourning to mourn the Chinese Hong Kong tourists who died in the Philippine hostage-taking incident. At around 9 am on the 23rd, 21 Hong Kong tourists were hijacked in Manila. At around 7:40 that night, the Philippine police carried out a surprise rescue operation and killed the robbers. An official of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said on the 24th that eight Hong Kong compatriots had been confirmed dead in the hijacking of a Hong Kong tour group in Manila. sources from the philippine ministry of foreign affairs said that according to proclamation no. 23 signed by philippine president benigno aquino III today, August 25


China News Service, August 24. The Philippine government announced on the 24th that August 25 will be designated as a national day of mourning to mourn the Chinese Hong Kong tourists who died in the Philippine hostage-taking incident. At around 9 am on the 23rd, 21 Hong Kong tourists were hijacked in Manila.
 
At around 7:40 that night, the Philippine police carried out a surprise rescue operation and killed the robbers. An official of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said on the 24th that eight Hong Kong compatriots had been confirmed dead in the hijacking of a Hong Kong tour group in Manila. According to the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to Announcement No. 23 signed by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III today, on the day of mourning on August 25, all public institutions across the country and embassies and consulates overseas in the Philippines were flown at half-mast.
 

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