Three people were rescued by police in Inner Mongolia after a gunman who kidnapped them and bound them to explosives was shot dead. Photo: Weibo Three people were rescued by police in Inner Mongolia after a gunman who kidnapped them and bound them to explosives was shot dead. Photo: Weibo
Three people were rescued by police in Inner Mongolia after a gunman who kidnapped them and bound them to explosives was shot dead. Photo: Weibo
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Chinese police kill kidnapper, free hostages in Inner Mongolia attack

  • Man armed with gun attaches explosives to three people in regional capital, police say
  • Gun violence is rare in China, where firearm ownership is tightly controlled

Topic |   China Society
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 4:37pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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Three people were rescued by police in Inner Mongolia after a gunman who kidnapped them and bound them to explosives was shot dead. Photo: Weibo Three people were rescued by police in Inner Mongolia after a gunman who kidnapped them and bound them to explosives was shot dead. Photo: Weibo
Three people were rescued by police in Inner Mongolia after a gunman who kidnapped them and bound them to explosives was shot dead. Photo: Weibo
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