3 hijackers killed in shootout with Cavite police
MANILA, Philippines — Three men who hijacked a 10-wheeler truck were killed in an encounter with authorities before dawn Friday, a police spokesman said.
A responding police unit from Cavite chased after suspects who stopped a truck (RJY-343) carrying Nestle products at Barangay (village) Manggahan in the town of General Trias, Cavite at around 2 a.m., said Philippine National Police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr.
The suspects shot it out with the police after they were cornered and were eventually killed, said Cruz.
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