Philippines Siege

An anti-government soldier stands guard inside a hotel in the Makati district, Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. Several military officers stormed out of their coup trial Thursday and launched another challenge to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's rule, taking over a nearby upscale hotel and urging her to quit.

From left, jailed senator Antonio Trillanes, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and former Vice President Teofisto Guingona talk to reporters inside the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati, south of Manila on Thursday Nov. 29, 2007.

Jailed senator Antonio Trillianes, second from right, is escorted inside a hotel in Makati, south of Manila Thursday Nov. 29, 2007, after several military officers stormed out of their coup trial Thursday and launched another challenge to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's rule.

Government troops take cover behind two armored personnel carriers as they begin their assault into the Peninsula Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in the financial district of Makati just south of Manila, Philippines. Philippine troops and SWAT teams stormed the five-star hotel that dissident military officers commandeered after walking out of their coup trial and demanding that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo resign.

Members of the police Special Action Force take cover behind an armored personnel carrier as they started their assault into the Peninsula Hotel Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 in Manila's financial district of Makati in the Philippines.

Philippine Marines aim their rifle toward the Peninsula Hotel during their assault Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 in Manila's financial district of Makati.

A member of the police Special Action Force runs for cover as others stay behind an armored personnel carrier during the assault at the Peninsula Hotel Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 in the financial district of Makati just south of Manila.

Philippine Marines rush towards the Peninsula hotel as they begin their assault, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in the financial district of Makati just south of Manila, Philippines.

Members of the police Special Action Force emerge from a hotel lobby in tears due to tear gas Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in Manila's financial district of Makati. Government troops and police SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) teams stormed a five-star hotel that dissident military officers commandeered after walking out of their coup trial and demanding that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo resign.

Captured coup suspects sit in handcuffs in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel in the financial district of Makati, Manila, Philippines following their surrender Thursday Nov. 29, 2007. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo quickly quashed her latest crisis, dispatching troops and SWAT teams Thursday when dissident military officers commandeered the five-star hotel after walking out of their coup trial.

Captured coup suspects sit in handcuffs in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel in the financial district of Makati, Manila, Philippines following their surrender Thursday Nov. 29, 2007. SWAT teams and Marines stormed the hotel after military officers under trial for a failed coup commandeered the five-star hotel after walking out of their coup trial. Several media covering the standoff also were arrested.