UPDATE: Bus Hijacker Who Killed 8 Had Grievance With Local Officials: CCTV

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By Tanner Brown / Dec 26, 2018 10:25 AM / Society & Culture

A man who hijacked a bus and killed 8 people in China Tuesday had recently had problems with a local government committee, CCTV said.

The 48-year-old male used a knife to take control of a bus in Longyan, a city in Fujian province, before crashing it into vehicles along a city street. At least 22 people were injured in addition to the eight confirmed dead.

【#公交被劫持】2018年12月25日，福建省龙岩市，一公交车疑被“劫持”，嫌疑人上了35路公交车后，对一名女子乱砍后开车乱撞。据报道，目前已造成5人死亡：https://t.co/9Dux0XwBSC pic.twitter.com/GsUtghh6kh
— 多維新聞 Duowei News (@DwnewsDWnews) December 25, 2018

Video footage showed injured bodies on the street and police wrestling a man to the ground.

CCTV said the man lashed out after a local committee visited his home to check if his father qualified for social benefits.

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