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Thieves target 3 tourists in Manila

Rainier Allan Ronda - The Philippine Star
August 4, 2014 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Three tourists lost valuables to thieves in Manila over the weekend.

Japanese Koichi Ashizuka, 41, told police he was lounging in Birch Tower Hotel’s pool area at around 5 p.m. Saturday when an unidentified woman took his iPhone 5S.

American William John Bies filed a complaint Saturday, saying he was walking near the corner of Pedro Gil street and Taft Avenue at around 2 p.m. Thursday when his iPhone 4S was stolen by three male pickpockets.

Ezra Mwesigwa, 50, of Hong Kong, reported that three men robbed him of his money at a convenience store near the Grand Opera Hotel along Rizal Avenue near midnight Saturday.

 

AMERICAN WILLIAM JOHN BIES

BIRCH TOWER HOTEL

EZRA MWESIGWA

GRAND OPERA HOTEL

HONG KONG

JAPANESE KOICHI ASHIZUKA

NEAR

PEDRO GIL

RIZAL AVENUE

TAFT AVENUE

THREE
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