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17:43, 25-Dec-2018
8 dead, 22 injured after hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians in SE China
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16:34, 28-Dec-2018
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Eight people, including a police officer, were killed and 22 others injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in Longyan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Tuesday afternoon, according to local authorities.
Among the 22 injured, one is in critical condition.
The bus was hijacked by a suspect armed with a knife, who then drove the vehicle into pedestrians at around 3:20 p.m. local time.
The suspect, who has been identified by local police as an unemployed local male in his late forties, is believed to have fought with a member of the local residential committee before hijacking the bus.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.