Foreign Affairs
8 Dead, More Than 20 Injured After Man Hijacks Bus And Drives Into Pedestrians
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A man injured more than 20 people and killed eight after hijacking a bus and running into traffic in a Chinese city on Tuesday.
Chinese social media showed some of the bodies were pinned down by the bus, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The suspect taken into custody was an unemployed man who was said to be having a problem with local government officials.
A police officer and bus driver were stabbed, according to the South China Morning Post. Both, however, survived. A government official died after getting stabbed with a long knife while anther police officer was killed after his throat was slashed. The bus attack also caused a woman lose her unborn child.
The incident occurred after 3 p.m. local time in Longyan, a city in southeast China. The suspect was allegedly carrying a knife and attempted to plough pedestrians for more than 300 meters (~984 feet), The Beijing News reported.
Investigation is ongoing.
Knife-related attacks are not abnormal in China due to strict gun regulations, according to NYT.
A woman slashed 14 Chinese kindergarteners on Oct. 26, two children were killed in Shanghai on June 28 and another nine children were killed on April 28.
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