Beijing (CNN) — Eight people are dead after a hijacked bus drove into pedestrians in the southeastern Chinese city of Longyan in Fujian province, authorities said Tuesday.

Police detained a 48-year-old knife-wielding man, surnamed Qiu, at the scene. Authorities are investigating the incident, the Longyan City government office said.

Twenty-two others were injured in the attack, which took place at 3.20 p.m. local time Tuesday, with one person left in critical condition.

Authorities said the perpetrator "took revenge on society" after a dispute with local officials about his father's veteran benefits.

According to Chinese state-run CCTV, on the day of the attack some officials from the local residents' committee went to Qiu's house and an argument ensued.</s>Eight people are dead after a hijacked bus drove into pedestrians in the southeastern Chinese city of Longyan in Fujian province, authorities said Tuesday.

Police detained a 48-year-old knife-wielding man, surnamed Qiu, at the scene. Authorities are investigating the incident, the Longyan City government office said.

Twenty-two others were injured in the attack, which took place at 3.20 p.m. local time Tuesday, with one person left in critical condition.

Authorities said the perpetrator “took revenge on society” after a dispute with local officials about his father’s veteran benefits.

According to Chinese state-run CCTV, on the day of the attack some officials from the local residents’ committee went to Qiu’s house and an argument ensued.

The attacker stabbed at least one person to death with a knife, then hijacked the bus. There is no information yet as to how many people were killed by Qiu before he drove the bus into pedestrians.</s>Man hijacks bus and drives it into crowd, killing 5 & injuring 21 in Longyan, China

A man has hijacked a bus and drove it into a crowd of people in China’s city of Longyan, killing five people and injuring 21 others, Chinese media reported.

The incident happened in the coastal southeastern Fujian province. The assailant was reportedly detained by police. #Breakingnews A bus hijacked by knifed man plowed to crows with speed, feared 5 dead & 21 injured, in Long zuan city , Fu Jian Province , Southeast China. pic.twitter.com/JsoHbfer4s — Jay Chan (@WooyaUtopia) December 25, 2018</s>Beijing - Eight people were killed and 22 injured on Tuesday after a bus was hijacked by a knife-wielding man and crashed into a crowd in south-eastern China, state broadcaster CCTV said. The hijacker drove the bus into the pedestrians for 300 to 400 metres in the city of Longyan, in Fujian province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

It was not immediately clear how many casualties were on the bus and how many were in the crowd.

Police identified the suspect as a 48-year-old man from Longyan according to CCTV. He was apprehended following the incident.

CCTV said he may have been motivated by a disagreement with a local neighbourhood committee before hijacking the bus. The case remains under investigation.</s>The 22 wounded passengers have been taken to local hospitals.

BEIJING Eight people were killed and 22 injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China's Fujian province on Tuesday, state media reported.

A hijacker carrying a knife has been detained and is being investigated by local police, state television CGTN said.

The incident happened in the afternoon in the city of Longyan, the local Minxi Ribao newspaper reported. A policeman was among those confirmed dead.

In a video posted by Duowei news, a Chinese media outlet based in the US, several injured people were shown lying on the street near a crashed bus, its front badly damaged.

It also showed police wrestling a person to the ground. Blood could also be seen on the steps of the bus, which had been stopped in the middle of a road.

He had attacked a female passenger before taking control of the bus, Duowei reported.

Police said that on the day of the attack, the suspect had quarrelled with a local official who had visited his home, adding that the pair had a long history of conflict, according to the Xinhua report.

The 22 wounded were taken to local hospitals, with one person being treated for "serious injures", Xinhua said.

China has suffered a spate of similar incidents this year.

Late last month, a car ploughed into a group of children crossing a street in front of an elementary school in the north-eastern Liaoning province, killing five people and injuring at least 19.</s>A man has hijacked a bus and drove it into a crowd of people in China's city of Longyan, killing 8 people and injuring 22 others. The attacker is believed to have entered the bus armed with a knife and caused panic.The incident happened in the coastal southeastern Fujian province. The assailant was reportedly detained by police. HeOne of those killed is thought to be a police officer.Online footage, purporting to be from the scene, shows a road littered with parts from damaged vehicles and a group of police officers and bystanders pouncing on the alleged hijacker.Other clips show people lying on the ground, apparently hurt in the incident (WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES).</s>Eight killed in China as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians

Beijing, China | AFP | Eight people were killed and 22 injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China’s Fujian province on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported.

A hijacker carrying a knife has been detained and is being investigated by local police, state television CGTN said.

The incident happened at about 3:20 pm (0720 GMT) in the city of Longyan, the local Minxi Ribao newspaper reported. A policeman was among those confirmed dead.

In a video posted by Duowei news, a Chinese media outlet based in the US, several injured people were shown lying on the street near a crashed bus, its front badly damaged.

It also showed police wrestling a person to the ground.

Blood could also be seen on the steps of the bus, which had been stopped in the middle of a road.

He had attacked a female passenger before taking control of the bus, Duowei reported.

Police said that on the day of the attack the suspect had quarrelled with a local official who had visited his home, adding that the pair had a long history of conflict, according to the Xinhua report.

The 22 wounded in the attack were taken to local hospitals, with one person being treated for “serious injures”, Xinhua said.

Longyan public security bureau declined to comment when contacted by AFP.

China has suffered a spate of similar incidents this year.

In late November, a car ploughed into a group of children crossing a street in front of an elementary school in the northeastern Liaoning province, killing five people and injuring at least 19.

The driver said he “chose his victims at random” and had reportedly been contemplating suicide due to domestic troubles before the tragedy occurred.

In October, three people were killed when a man fleeing after committing a stabbing drove into a crowd and attacked onlookers in the eastern province of Zhejiang.

The month before, a man ploughed a truck into a crowd in Hunan province and went on a rampage, attacking onlookers with knives and a shovel. Eleven died and 44 were injured.

Grisly car accidents are common in China, where transportation authorities have struggled to uphold safety regulations — which are often flouted or go unenforced.

According to authorities 58,000 people were killed in accidents across the country in 2015 alone.

Last month, at least 13 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge in Chongqing municipality, after the driver got into a fist fight with a passenger who had missed her bus stop.

Search and rescue teams dispatched more than 70 boats, as well as a team of scuba divers and underwater robots, to find the wreckage and retrieve bodies from the water.

Violent crime has also been on the rise in recent decades as the gap between rich and poor has widened rapidly.

Studies also show a rise in the prevalence of mental disorders, some of them linked to stress as the pace of life becomes faster and support systems wither.</s>A knifeman hijacked a bus and ploughed into pedestrians and motorcyclists in a busy street street, killing five and injuring 21 before his rampage came to an end.

The bloody attack happened in the city of Longyan, in China's south-eastern Fujian province, on Tuesday afternoon.

Footage posted on social media shows scenes of carnage, as badly-injured or deceased victims lay in the street next to a trail of debris.

Video shows police officers tackling the suspect and wrestling him to the floor in the middle of a busy street as a crowd gathers around them.

A police officer was among those killed in the knife and vehicle rampage.

Chinese media said the attacker hijacked a public bus and used it to mow down his victims at about 3.20pm local time.

Eyewitnesses said the man was carrying a blood-stained knife when he walked off the bus and was tackled.

Police said a suspect was in custody.

The motive for the attack was not known.

In the aftermath, the bus was seen with its front end demolished. A number of destroyed motorcycles or scooters were scattered on the floor.

Longyan is about 650 miles south of Shanghai.

There have been a number of vehicle and knife attacks against innocent victims in China in recent years, many of them targeting children at schools or random people in streets.

Last-month, at least six young schoolchildren were killed and almost 20 people were injured when a car slammed into them as they crossed a road in Huludao, China.

Earlier in November, a man armed with a knife ploughed into pedestrians in Ningbo, killing two and injuring more than a dozen.

At least 14 pupils aged about three or four years old were injured when a woman with a kitchen knife stormed a kindergarten and began slashing and stabbing the youngsters in October.

The woman attacked her victims as they returned from morning exercises with their teacher in Banan District of China's southwestern city of Chongqing.

In September, a man deliberately drove an SUV into a crowd in Hunan and then attacked people with a knife and a shovel, killing 11 and injuring more than 40.</s>Eight people were killed and 22 injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China’s Fujian province on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported.

A hijacker carrying a knife has been detained and is being investigated by local police, state television CGTN said.

The incident happened at about 3:20pm (0720 GMT) in the city of Longyan, the local Minxi Ribao newspaper reported.

A policeman was among the five confirmed dead.

In a video posted by Duowei news, a Chinese media outlet based in the US, several injured people were shown lying on the street near a crashed bus, its front badly damaged.

It also showed police wrestling a person to the ground.

The state-run Xinhua news agency reported the suspect was a 48-year-old local man.

Blood could also be seen on the steps of the bus, which had been stopped in the middle of a road.

The hijacker had attacked a female passenger before taking control of the bus, Duowei reported.

Longyan public security bureau declined to comment when contacted by AFP. China has suffered a spate of similar incidents this year.

In late November, a car ploughed into a group of children crossing a street in front of an elementary school in the northeastern Liaoning province, killing five people and injuring at least 19.

The driver said he “chose his victims at random” and had reportedly been contemplating suicide due to domestic troubles before the tragedy occurred.

In October, three people were killed when a man fleeing after committing a stabbing drove into a crowd and attacked onlookers in the eastern province of Zhejiang.

The month before, a man ploughed a truck into a crowd in Hunan province and went on a rampage, attacking onlookers with knives and a shovel. Eleven died and 44 were injured.

Violent crime has been on the rise in China in recent decades as the gap between rich and poor has widened rapidly. Studies also show a rise in the prevalence of mental disorders, some linked to stress.</s>8 killed in China as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians

BEIJING: At least eight people were killed and 21 other injured after a hijacked bus crashed into pedestrians in east China´s Fujian province on Tuesday afternoon, state media reported.

A hijacker carrying a knife has been detained and is being investigated by local police, state television CGTN reported. The incident happened at about 3:20 p.m in the city of Longyan, the local Minxi Ribao newspaper reported. A policeman was among the five confirmed dead. In a video posted by Duowei news, a Chinese media outlet based in the US, several injured people were lying on the street near a crashed bus, its front badly damaged.

It also showed police wrestling a person to the ground. Blood could also be seen on the steps of the bus, which had been stopped in the middle of a road. The hijacker had attacked a female passenger before taking control of the bus, Duowei reported.

The suspect has not been identified and Longyan public security bureau declined to comment when contacted by AFP. China has suffered a spate of similar incidents this year. In late November, a car ploughed into a group of children crossing a street in front of an elementary school in the northeastern Liaoning province, killing five people and injuring at least 19. The driver said he "chose his victims at random" and had reportedly been contemplating suicide due to domestic troubles before the tragedy occurred.

In October, three people were killed when a man fleeing after committing a stabbing drove into a crowd and attacked onlookers in the eastern province of Zhejiang. The month before, a man ploughed a truck into a crowd in Hunan province and went on a rampage, attacking onlookers with knives and a shovel. Eleven died and 44 were injured. Grisly car accidents are common in China, where transportation authorities have struggled to enforce safety regulations, which are often flouted or go unenforced.
A man stabs a local government official and a police officer to death in the streets of Longyan, China, then hijacks a bus and drove it into pedestrians, killing eight people and wounding 22 others. Authorities said the perpetrator "took revenge on society" after a dispute with local officials about his father's veteran benefits.