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HOSTAGE CRISIS OVER!
- Subject: HOSTAGE CRISIS OVER!
- From: moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 01:44:00
Latest News On the Hostage Crisis
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By Julien Moe
4:25am New York Standard Time
Earlier reports said that there were 12 hostage takers. In fact, there were
only 5 hostage takers.
According to sources from BKK, a Thai police helicopter was provided by the
Thai government authorities: the Thai Deputy Minister and another hostage
negotiator. The helicopter waited for the hostage takers at a nearby school
to which the gunmen were taken together with the Thai authorities in 2
white vans. All hostages were free and there was no casuality at all. Five
hostage takers and the two Thai authorities have been flown to Kanchanaburu
at Thai-Burma border. The two Thai authorities are back in Bangkok. Hostage
takers were in bullet-proof jackets and wearing masks. Unreliable sources
said hostage takers were trained by a western military specialist.