17-yr-old busjacker sent to prosecutors

17-yr-old busjacker sent to prosecutors

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - The photo shows a van believed to be carrying a 17-year-old busjacker from Saijo Police Station in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 5. The boy was sent to prosecutors in connection with the May 3 hijacking of an expressway bus that resulted in the death of a passenger and injuries to at least four others. The boy, whose identity is being withheld since he is a minor, had admitted to the charges but refused to give investigators a motive for the incident, according to police.

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