1989 Davao hostage crisis

When

13 Aug 1989 – 15 Aug 1989

Kind

Event

Coordinates

7.06° N, 125.61° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1989 Davao hostage crisis.

A hostage crisis at the Davao Metropolitan District Command Center (Davao Metrodiscom) occurs, perpetrated by the group of inmates led by Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nazir Samparani which resulted to the death of five hostages and all 16 inmates.

Hostage-taking in Davao City, Philippines

On August 13, 1989, 16 inmates at the Davao Metropolitan District Command Center, who had previously escaped from the Davao Penal Colony, captured 15 members of a Protestant group, the Joyful Assembly of God. The inmates were part of the prison gang called the Wild Boys of DaPeCol, led by Felipe Pugoy and Mohammad Nazir Samparani. The hostage crisis ended with the deaths of five hostages and all 16 inmates.

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