Gunman hijacks Rio de Janeiro school bus

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro police say an armed man suspected of stealing a car hijacked a bus carrying several children on a field trip and forced it to take him to a nearby slum.

Authorities say Tuesday that the man and an accomplice had first tried to hide in a public clinic, where they took a woman hostage. The woman was shot in an exchange of gunfire between the suspects and police. She was in serious condition, while one suspect was shot and later died.