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Hostage taker shot dead in NE China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-29 19:16
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CHANGCHUN - Police shot dead a man who took a masseuse hostage in northeast China's Jilin Province Tuesday.
The man was shot at about 6 p.m. after he ignored police warnings and pleas for about 17 hours, said Gao Xuezhang, vice mayor of Changchun, the provincial capital.
The hostage was rescued and was in a stable condition, said Gao, also the director with the public security bureau of Changchun.
The hostage taker, Qiao Mingfei, had robbed the boss of a hotel at about 4 p.m. Monday and arrived at the Shuijingge Foot Massage House in downtown Changchun five hours later.
Qiao, 32, kidnapped the 23-year-old massause and held her at knifepoint at about 12:40 a.m. Tuesday when the massage house was about to close.
Police officers arrived shortly after and began negotiations.
The motives of the hostage taker was not known.
Qiao, a native of Tonghua City of Jilin, was released from jail in January after he was given a death penalty with reprieve in 1994 for murder and robbery, police sources said.
The local police authorities are to hold a press conference soon about the incident.
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Police officers surround a foot massage house, where a man took a masseuse hostage, in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, December 29, 2009. [Photo/CFP] |
