Hostage crisis in Taiyuan
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-09-14 17:00
A young man (Back) holds a knife against a young woman
in downtown Taiyuan city, capital of north China's Shanxi Province September 13, 2006, while
a middle-aged man was trying to persuade him to give up. The
hostage, slightly injured in one hand, was rescued, and the kidnapper subdued by local police. The cause
for the kidnapper's extreme action is still under
investigation. [newsphoto]
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