Police in Japan storm bus, end fatal hijacking

Japanese storm a hijacked bus Wednesday, freeing hostages and arresting an armed teen-ager

May 4, 2000
Web posted at: 7:45 a.m. HKT (2345 GMT)

HIROSHIMA, Japan (CNN) -- Japanese police have stormed a bus hijacked by a teenager armed with a knife who held about 20 passengers hostage. Earlier, three hostages were wounded, a 68-year-old woman fatally.

A 5-hour, 190-mile (285-kilometer) chase ended at a service station near Hiroshima when police used tear gas to storm the bus and free the remaining hostages. The suspect was taken into custody.

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