A hijacker carrying a knife had been detained and was being investigated by local police, state television CGTN reported.

Five killed in China as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians

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Five people were killed and 21 injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China's Fujian province on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported.