Personally I've never done hostage rescue training but Jesus, neither have these guys. Where is the speed and agression? Stun grenades anyone? explosives to blow the windows out? Diversions?

I've just been reading the obit of Reginald Levy, who was the pilot of the plane taken over by Black September bods in 1972.
After a night of being held captive with the passengers, Levy was sent off to the Israelis, with messages from BSO. He then returned to the plane with Israeli replies. I suppose a bloke with his sort of character couldn't have lived with himself if he'd thought to save his own skin first, but .....pretty inpressive.

Couldnt they get one of them little toffee hammer things found in buses and trains which shatter the window?

They could have thrown Talbot in to stink out the bus...

It was on the news on the radio that one of the hostages killed along with his two daughters worked for stadium in Hartlepool, not sure if he was from here.

It was one of the company directors.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/8 ... ng/?ref=mr

wonder how many he did actually kill or weather they were really killed by police..