A hostage-taking incident was reported at the busy SM Dasmariñas mall in Cavite on Sun, Oct 9, prompting a lockdown of the establishment.
According to Dasmariñas police chief Rodolfo Hernandez, the incident was caused by a “love triangle” involving a married couple.
The suspect was a mall employee who used a kitchen knife to take hostage a janitress inside a comfort room, Hernandez told radio DZMM.
A Facebook video uploaded by Geoff Ellorin shows mallgoers at a food court running in panic away from the supposed hostage-taking site.
The mall management has closed stores and instructed people to go to safer areas.
Police officers were still investigating the incident at around 1:45 p.m. ABS-CBN News
