In a statement, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said at around 5:10 p.m., the two detainees grabbed the firearms of one of the jail guards.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 26) — Two inmates were killed after attempting to break out of the Marikina City Jail on Thursday, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology spokesperson Xavier Solda confirmed.
Solda also told reporters in an interview that the perpetrators – who were facing rape charges – later held one jail nurse and one livelihood officer hostage.
A Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT team immediately responded and the captives were freed at 6 p.m., the EPD said. The perpetrators were killed in a firefight, it added.
The hostages were also injured along with a jail officer, who suffered gunshot wounds. The wounded officer was brought to Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center and is currently in critical condition, Solda said.
Following the incident, Solda said the police regional director ordered that all jails in Metro Manila be placed on heightened alert.
