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2 dead in hostage crisis at Cavite mall

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgeoff.ellorin.5%2Fvideos%2F1176633219062005%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=400" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="400"></iframe></figure>MANILA -- (UPDATED) Two men were killed in a four-hour hostage-taking incident at SM Dasmariñas in Cavite province on Sunday.The 32-year-old suspect, Carlo Marcus Lacdao, was among the fatalities, former Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla told ABS-CBN News Channel. Remulla confirmed that a marital problem caused the incident. The suspect, he said, arrived at the mall at around 11 a.m., looking for his children and wife, Erna, a bathroom attendant there. Erna was not among the 11 people that Lacdao took hostage at a comfort room on the mall&#x27;s ground floor.Of the 11 hostages, eight people escaped, while three were left with the suspect. &quot;In the first two hours, he (Lacdao) was asking for his wife and the supposed lover of his wife... I don&#x27;t think he was in the proper state of mind. He was cursing and shouting the entire time,&quot; Remulla said. At around 2 p.m., Lacdao stabbed two hostages. One man later died due to a wound near his heart, while another remained in critical condition as of posting time.Remulla said the suspect &quot;got very agitated&quot; after seeing his children at around 2:50 p.m. and held a knife to the back of his remaining hostage, Mylene Balajadia, prompting policemen to shoot him. Balajadia escaped &quot;shaken&quot; but uninjured, while Lacdao sustained gunshot wounds on the neck and head. The hostage-taking crisis prompted the mall management to close stores and instruct people to go to safer areas. In a statement, SM Supermalls said their security team and the local police worked together to manage the situation.

MANILA -- (UPDATED) Two men were killed in a four-hour hostage-taking incident at SM Dasmariñas in Cavite province on Sunday.

MANILA -- (UPDATED) Two men were killed in a four-hour hostage-taking incident at SM Dasmariñas in Cavite province on Sunday.