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| At least 25 wounded in apparent ISIS attack on Resorts World Manila – reports (VIDEO, PHOTOS) | At least 25 wounded in apparent ISIS attack on Resorts World Manila – reports (VIDEO, PHOTOS) |
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| Resorts World Manila, a massive leisure complex next to the Filipino capital’s international airport, remains on lockdown after reports of a shooter running rampage inside one of its hotels. Cited by local media, Philippine Red Cross says at least 25 people have been injured. | Resorts World Manila, a massive leisure complex next to the Filipino capital’s international airport, remains on lockdown after reports of a shooter running rampage inside one of its hotels. Cited by local media, Philippine Red Cross says at least 25 people have been injured. |
| “The resort is a popular location with British and other foreign tourists, and the area remains on lockdown for the moment,” RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij said by phone from Manila. | “The resort is a popular location with British and other foreign tourists, and the area remains on lockdown for the moment,” RT correspondent Charlotte Dubenskij said by phone from Manila. |
| “The police are on-site We have evacuated the building to make sure our patrons and staff are safe,” said Resorts World Manila chief operating officer Stephen Reilly. | “The police are on-site We have evacuated the building to make sure our patrons and staff are safe,” said Resorts World Manila chief operating officer Stephen Reilly. |
| Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, via a channel it normally uses to report on its uprising against the government in the province of Marawi, SITE Intelligence Group reports. | Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, via a channel it normally uses to report on its uprising against the government in the province of Marawi, SITE Intelligence Group reports. |
| Hotel staff fleeing their workplace told local news outlets that a masked gunman appeared on the second floor of a hotel inside the complex, which is home to a shopping center, casino and movie theater. The Philippines Fire Protection Bureau has warned that a fire has broken out on the same floor. | Hotel staff fleeing their workplace told local news outlets that a masked gunman appeared on the second floor of a hotel inside the complex, which is home to a shopping center, casino and movie theater. The Philippines Fire Protection Bureau has warned that a fire has broken out on the same floor. |
| "I was about to return to the second floor from my break when I saw people running. Some hotel guests said someone yelled 'ISIS'," Maricel Navaro, en employee, told DZMM radio. | "I was about to return to the second floor from my break when I saw people running. Some hotel guests said someone yelled 'ISIS'," Maricel Navaro, en employee, told DZMM radio. |
| "We went to the basement locker room and hid there. People were screaming, guests and employees were in panic," Navaro said. When we smelled smoke, we decided to go for the exit in the carpark. That's where we got out. Before we exited, we heard two gunshots and there was thick smoke on the ground floor." | "We went to the basement locker room and hid there. People were screaming, guests and employees were in panic," Navaro said. When we smelled smoke, we decided to go for the exit in the carpark. That's where we got out. Before we exited, we heard two gunshots and there was thick smoke on the ground floor." |
| Military spokesman Restituto Padilla said that police were “on top of the situation,” but confessed that authorities still do not have a “complete picture of the incident.” | Military spokesman Restituto Padilla said that police were “on top of the situation,” but confessed that authorities still do not have a “complete picture of the incident.” |
| The US State Department has acknowledged the attack and warned citizens to stay away from the vicinity of the mall, including the country’s main Ninoy Aquino Airport, which is responsible for handling over 100,000 passengers daily. | The US State Department has acknowledged the attack and warned citizens to stay away from the vicinity of the mall, including the country’s main Ninoy Aquino Airport, which is responsible for handling over 100,000 passengers daily. |
| The apparent attack comes amid an escalating standoff between government forces and Islamist rebels on the traditionally restive southern island of Mindanao, which have been re-energized by an alliance with Islamic State. | |
| Over 170 people, most of them militants, have died in recent weeks as the government has deployed the army to retake the city of Marawi from the Islamists. Martial law has been declared on Mindanao, home to 20 million people, and President Rodrigo Duterte said that its use could be extended nationwide, prior to the Manila attack on Friday morning. |