BBC新闻讲解FLASH:香港游客在菲律宾遇难

Eight tourists from Hong Kong have been killed during a hijacking of a bus in the Philippine capital Manila. Seven others are being treated in hospital. The hostage taker, a disgruntled former policeman armed with an assault rifle, was killed by police during a 9-hour siege shown live on TV. Hong Kong’s chief executive Donald Tsang gave his reaction.

"This is a major tragedy, disappointing that Hong Kong residents trying to make a pleasure trip to Manila ended up with deaths and casualties. This is very tragic, and the way it is handled, the particularly the way of the outcome, I find it is disappointing."