At least five people were killed when a bus ploughed into pedestrians in a southeast China city, Longyan, Fujian province.
The attacker hijacked the bus and attacked the driver. He had a knife and tried to attack the bus driver, that’s when the bus rammed over bystanders.
Among the killed were a policeman, twenty-one others were injured.
The police are yet to identify the attacker and his motive, but the man was arrested.
Radio Free Asia posted a video on Twitter, it shows how police officers work the suspected perpetrator against the ground. Furthermore, victims can be seen.
【突发:公交车被劫持多人死伤】
25日下午,福建龙岩一辆公交车被一名持刀男子劫持, 从莲东路横冲直撞到登高西路, 造成至少五死二十多人受伤,死者当中包括一名民警。公安到场制服了一名疑犯。#福建#公交车#死伤严重 pic.twitter.com/ksqnYet7Jw— 自由亚洲电台 (@RFA_Chinese) December 25, 2018