Police storm hijacked bus, all safe

Police storm hijacked bus, all safe

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Amid smoke bombs and flashes more than 30 police officers storm a hijacked highway express bus at a service area near Hiroshima at 5:03 a.m. on May 4, ending a 15-hour standoff with a teenager, who held a six-yea-old girl at knifepoint. One woman passenger was killed and five others were injured. All remaining hostages, which are nine passengers and a buss driver, were rescued safe. The hijacker has a history of mental illness, according to police.

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