Beijing Hostage-Taker Shot Dead

Thursday July 19, a man with a knife took a female security inspector hostage at a subway station in Beijing. The police shot the man dead after negotiations failed. The inspector is pictured here being accompanied out of the station by police officers.

Beijing Hostage-Taker Shot Dead

The inspector was taken hostage at Hujialou Station on line 10. The police received the alarm call at 9:07 p.m., according to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. The special police officers are shown here leaving the scene.

Beijing Hostage-Taker Shot Dead

After 70 minutes of persuasion failed, police shot the man dead. The female hostage was rescued safely. At 0:45, the police carried away the hostage taker's corpse.

Beijing Hostage-Taker Shot Dead

Police evacuating passengers inside Hujialou station.

Beijing Hostage-Taker Shot Dead

At around 11pm, police closed the Hujialou station's D entrance.