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**cigsstorenick** · 06-13-2012, 03:30 PM

Xinhua, June 13, 2012

Beijing police shot and killed a man who took a woman and child hostage in the city's Chaoyang district
Tuesday afternoon, the city's police said. The man, armed with a knife, held the two hostages for several
hours before being shot at 7 p.m. following several rounds of failed negotiations, the police said.

The hostages have been taken to a hospital for treatment.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

06-13-2012, 03:30 PM	#1
cigsstorenick Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	Hostage-taker Shot Dead By Police, Beijing Xinhua, June 13, 2012 Beijing police shot and killed a man who took a woman and child hostage in the city's Chaoyang district Tuesday afternoon, the city's police said. The man, armed with a knife, held the two hostages for several hours before being shot at 7 p.m. following several rounds of failed negotiations, the police said. The hostages have been taken to a hospital for treatment. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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