Following the fatal hostage rescue attempt in Manila being hailed as the most poorly trained ever, the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT, "Sorry, We Aren't Trained") of Philippines issued an official statement to the Chinese tourists, saying "It is our hope that you and your families will accept our most sorrowful regret and profound sympathy."
The lawyer representing the victims said "the most sorrowful regret" does not imply an apology, but the whole sentence does have a sense of apology. The headlines of every Chinese media on that day was about whether the Philippines aplogized. Was the lawyer right?
The lawyer representing the victims said "the most sorrowful regret" does not imply an apology, but the whole sentence does have a sense of apology. The headlines of every Chinese media on that day was about whether the Philippines aplogized. Was the lawyer right?
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