Gunman takes 30 hostages in Manila shopping mall

A former security guard shot dead one person and took 30 hostages at a shopping mall in the Philippines on Monday.

The suspected gunman shot a man as he entered the administrative section of the mall in the capital Manila, city mayor Francis Zamora said.

Zamora said the gunman felt bad because he was removed as a guard.

Armed police gathered outside as negotiators attempted to end the standoff peacefully.