The firefight compelled them not to stay in one place. As their first and supposedly only stop, they chose the hospital somewhere in Lamitan. Their captors strategically picked out a hospital to stay in and start their negotiations. The Abu Sayaff people believed that the government would not fire at them or the hospital where they stay. I also believe that it's a logical decision for them.
But they thought wrong. I was as surprised as Gracia when the armed forces of the government started firing at the hospital Gracia could not believe that this was happening. That the government didn't even think about the welfare of the patients in that hospital.
Again, their captors ordered one of the hostages, this time a lady, to call ex-President Gloria Arroyo - using the Abu Sayaff's sat phone - to tell her to stop shooting at them and the hospital. And then, again, when the shooting stopped, they also couldn't tell if the president heeded to their call or if it was something else.
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