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Hostage-taker Shot Dead at Beijing Subway
- Fri, Jul 20 2012 09:08:30 AM
Beijing, Jul 20 (IANS): A man was shot dead at a subway station in Beijing Thursday night after he took a security officer hostage.
The man tried to hurt her with a knife, Xinhua quoted authorities as saying. The incident took place at Hujialou station around 9.00 p.m. The hostage was rescued.