Authorities in the Philippines have begun a three-day inquiry into a botched hostage rescue operation in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in the capital, Manila. Leila de Lima, the Philippine justice secretary who is heading the probe, launched the proceedings on Friday, summoning Rico Puno, the country's undersecretary of the department of interior. Puno, the highest ranking official being asked to testify so far, admitted to several mistakes that led to the tourists'...
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