Word: glorietta
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...best possible in a situation that appeared headed for something much uglier. Early Sunday, Arroyo set a 5 p.m. deadline for the rebels to stand down; if they didn't, she warned that the government would use "reasonable force." The rebels had lined the square in front of the Glorietta mall they occupied with explosives to deter just such an option. (Just to make sure the deterrence wasn't lost on those monitoring the situation, two mutineers wandered away from the Glorietta to cover one bomb with a plastic garbage bag when rain began to fall.) As the afternoon wore...
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