- In Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a disgruntled gunman claiming he had a live grenade took over a mall for 10 hours on Monday.
- He held up to 70 people hostage and shot one person, who is now in stable condition.
- Unusually, after releasing the hostages, he had an impromptu news conference for 20 minutes explaining why he took the mall hostage in the first place.
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A disgruntled former security guard held dozens of people hostage in a mall in the Philippines on Monday. Afterwards he told journalists exactly why he'd done it in a bizarre press conference.
Archie Paray, 31, was recently fired from V-Mall in San Juan City, Manila, after failing to show up for work after security guards' shifts were changed. On Monday, he entered his former workplace, shot another security guard, then took up to 70 people hostage.
The mall was evacuated. Police and SWAT promptly arrived. The situation was taken seriously. Authorities wanted to avoid a repeat of several other deadly attacks in the Philippines in recent years.
For 10 hours, Paray communicated with the authorities and the media. He showed both the hostages and a grenade, via a video call. Police haven't confirmed he had a real grenade.
By the evening, all of the hostages were released unharmed. But what was unusual was that after releasing the hostages Paray was given a chance - 20 minutes - to voice his concerns to the media. He took journalists' questions and alleged that the mall's security was corrupt. He was then tackled by police and taken into custody.
Here's how it happened, in photos.