A Filipino soldier who took more than 30 bus passengers hostage on Friday in north Philippines has surrendered, media reported.
All passengers were safe, according to ABS-CBN, a major commercial television network in the Philippines.
The soldier, identified as 36-year-old Corporal Rene Prajele by the military, held the passengers on a tour bus hostage on Maharlika Highway in Del Gallego town in Camarines Sur. He was reported to have carried an M16 rifle.
The bus left Naga City on Friday morning and was bound for Metro Manila, the country's capital, Xinhua news agency reported.
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