Guest OceanBreeze Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 An Australian, an American and a South Korean were among four people shot and wounded in a bar brawl involving police officers in the Philippine diving resort of Puerto Galera, officials said on Saturday.Paul Andrew Jones, 57, from Australia and American John Grimm, 45, were treated at a local hospital, each for a gunshot wound to their right foot, while Kim Myung-hoon, a 38 year-old South Korean, was treated for a gunshot wound to the right thigh, the national police headquarters said.A Filipino man was also shot in the right thigh while three other people including a South Korean man and a policeman suffered slight injuries, it said in a statement.A policeman was detained and the beach resort's police chief was suspended from his post following the fight at a beachfront bar on Friday night, the police statement said.The suspended Puerto Galera police commander, Superintendent James Brillantes, was a guest at the opening of the bar.His police escort officer exchanged blows with a group of foreign tourists before shots rang out, the police report said.The escort officer was later detained and six other local policemen were placed under investigation, it added.Puerto Galera with its white-sand beaches, located on the north coast of Mindoro island, is a major tourist destination.Source: au.news.yahoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 An Australian, an American and a South Korean were among four people shot and wounded in a bar brawl involving police officers in the Philippine diving resort of Puerto Galera, officials said on Saturday.Paul Andrew Jones, 57, from Australia and American John Grimm, 45, were treated at a local hospital, each for a gunshot wound to their right foot, while Kim Myung-hoon, a 38 year-old South Korean, was treated for a gunshot wound to the right thigh, the national police headquarters said.A Filipino man was also shot in the right thigh while three other people including a South Korean man and a policeman suffered slight injuries, it said in a statement.A policeman was detained and the beach resort's police chief was suspended from his post following the fight at a beachfront bar on Friday night, the police statement said.The suspended Puerto Galera police commander, Superintendent James Brillantes, was a guest at the opening of the bar.His police escort officer exchanged blows with a group of foreign tourists before shots rang out, the police report said.The escort officer was later detained and six other local policemen were placed under investigation, it added.Puerto Galera with its white-sand beaches, located on the north coast of Mindoro island, is a major tourist destination.Source: au.news.yahoo Whether they were right or wrong the guys who were shot in the foot will probably spend the rest of their lives suffering from it so it is always best to not mess with locals and especially not the police and that goes for in any country but IMO especially the Philippines. :AddEmoticons04230: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OceanBreeze Posted November 28, 2009 Posted November 28, 2009 Whether they were right or wrong the guys who were shot in the foot will probably spend the rest of their lives suffering from it so it is always best to not mess with locals and especially not the police and that goes for in any country but IMO especially the Philippines. Co-sign ! Especially when arms & alcohol are involved .. I keep distance from locals .. or better .. not only from locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted November 29, 2009 Posted November 29, 2009 If a brawl starts get the hell out of there!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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