Bus hijacker in Xinjiang shot dead
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-05-12 13:56

Police in Yining City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region shot dead a man who had hijacked a long-distance bus heading for Urumqi, the regional capital, Wednesday afternoon.

When the bus running from Yining to Urumqi was refueling at a filling station in the suburb of Yining City at 15:50 Wednesday, aman aboard the bus tried to hijack the bus by threatening to blastthe bus with a dynamite and showing the fusee.

Acting on report, local police rushed to the scene and tried tourge him to give up violence. However, the man ignited the dynamite at 17:28, resulting in a fire on the bus.

To protect the safety of other passengers and the filling station, police shot dead the man, named Zhang Baoguo. Initial investigation showed family dispute led to the incident.