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Brother of Manila bus hijacker asks for deadline extension

A brother of a heavily armed policeman dismissed from the service has asked him for an extension of 30 minutes against a 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) deadline he set.

Updated on: Aug 23, 2010, 15:16:07 IST
Reuters | By , Manali
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A brother of a heavily armed policeman, dismissed from the service has asked him for an extension of 30 minutes against a 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) deadline he set.

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Gregorio Mendoza, a senior police officer, was overheard by reporters while talking by mobile phone to his brother who has taken mostly foreigners hostage aboard a tourist bus in central Manila.

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