BEIJING - A man was shot dead by police on Thursday night at a subway station in Beijing after he took hostage of a female security inspector at the station and attempted to hurt her with a knife, local authorities said.
Still image taken from video shows the hostage is being rescued near the Hujialou Station of Subway Line 10 on Thursday night. |
The hostage was rescued, local authorities said.
The man took hostage of the inspector at the Hujialou Station of Subway Line 10. The police received the alarm call at 9:07 pm, according to local authorities.
An investigation into the man's identity is underway.