BEIJING: Police in China shot and killed a kidnapper who held three people hostage using a homemade gun and explosive devices, local authorities said on Monday, in a rare case involving firearms in the country. The incident took place in Hohhot, capital of the northern Inner Mongolia region, on Sunday at around 11 a.m. (0300 GMT). Later that evening, officers “decisively shot and killed the suspect” before successfully removing the explosive devices from the hostages. Still, gun violence is rare in China, where the government tightly restricts the ownership of firearms. Last March, a person wielding a gun killed five people in Inner Mongolia before being arrested.

Source: Manila Times January 13, 2020 18:32 UTC