At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a bus ploughed into pedestrians and other road users in a southeast China city after a knife-wielding man attacked its driver. Photo: Sina.com.cn At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a bus ploughed into pedestrians and other road users in a southeast China city after a knife-wielding man attacked its driver. Photo: Sina.com.cn
At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a bus ploughed into pedestrians and other road users in a southeast China city after a knife-wielding man attacked its driver. Photo: Sina.com.cn
Crime in China
China /  People & Culture

8 killed, 22 hurt as knife-wielding man hijacks bus in southeast China

  • Police officer believed to be among the dead after vehicle ploughs into pedestrians
  • State television identifies suspect as local unemployed man who had been in a dispute with officials over health care for his father

Topic |   Crime in China
Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang

Updated: 11:32am, 27 Dec, 2018

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At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a bus ploughed into pedestrians and other road users in a southeast China city after a knife-wielding man attacked its driver. Photo: Sina.com.cn At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a bus ploughed into pedestrians and other road users in a southeast China city after a knife-wielding man attacked its driver. Photo: Sina.com.cn
At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a bus ploughed into pedestrians and other road users in a southeast China city after a knife-wielding man attacked its driver. Photo: Sina.com.cn
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