A shopping mall in an upscale district of Manila was surrounded by Philippine police after gunshots were reported, according to police.

According to media reports, a former security guard has taken several employees of the V-Mall in the city of San Juan hostage.

San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said that one person had been shot and was being treated at a local hospital, according to ABS-CBN News.

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