Commandos storm plane in Philippines-U.S. hijack simulation

Philippine commandos and law enforcers have practiced hostage negotiations and the storming of a commercial jet to free American passengers in a major joint exercise with U.S. counterparts to boost the country's counter-terrorism readiness.The Philippine defense ministry on Tuesday said some 1,200 uniformed and civilian Filipino and American personnel took part in the exercise "Tempest Wind" last week at a former U.S. air force base outside Manila and in Hawaii.Most of the Filipino civilian part