Tiong Bahru bus hijacking

Tiong Bahru bus hijacking
LocationTiong Bahru, Singapore
DateNovember 29, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-11-29)
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm (UTC+08:00)
Deaths1
Victims3 hostages

The Tiong Bahru bus hijacking occurred on 29 November 1979 in Singapore. Two armed men, in an attempt to escape arrest for an earlier robbery, took hostages and then hijacked a bus, while exchanging gunfire with police. The incident ended when one of the men was wounded then committed suicide, and the other surrendered to the authorities.