Tiong Bahru bus hijacking | |
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Location | Tiong Bahru, Singapore |
Date | November 29, 1979 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm (UTC+08:00) |
Deaths | 1 |
Victims | 3 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.