Bus Hijacker Leaps to Death, Police Say

A man arrested in the killing of two people and the hijacking of a busload of Japanese tourists died after hurling himself from a window at police headquarters in Athens. Police said Christos Kendiras, 48, broke away from four officers and threw himself through a seventh-story window after his handcuffs were removed for his fingerprints to be taken. The death embarrassed Greek police a day after they successfully persuaded him to peacefully end a 10-hour hostage crisis by surrendering to a television talk show host. Earlier Saturday, Kendiras reportedly shot and killed his mother-in-law and a friend after accusing his wife of having an affair with the man.