51. Wearing a traditional black peci cap, Pakpahan appealed to the exuberant, banner-waving crowd pressing against the green prison gates to be calm. 52. He was met at the prison gates by a family member and driven away. 53. A small group of Filipinos and newsmen held a vigil outside the prison gates, awaiting news of the hanging. 54. According to prison sources, she visited van Damme again on Thursday morning soon after the prison gates were opened for visitors. 55. After a brief press statement denouncing the prison operation, the demonstrators hurled their flowers towards the prison gates and started chanting slogans. 56. Ambulances, water canons, and an anti-riot contingent of the National Guard were poised outside the prison gates. 57. Anxious and worried parents pounded on the prison gates, demanding to see their children to check if they were safe. 58. Police came close to a confrontation with the hardliners on Saturday when thousands rattled the main prison gates, clamoring for the release of their colleagues. 59. Police came close to a confrontation with the hardliners on Saturday when thousands rattled the main prison gates, clamoring for the release of those being held. 60. The exhausted-looking hostages broke into wide smiles as they walked out of the prison gates. |