Five convicted armed robbers and murderers were sentenced...

Five convicted armed robbers and murderers were sentenced to death in Sichuan province. The five [unidentified] were found guilty of robbing a long-distance overnight bus between Sichuan province's Leshan and Chengdu on October 4, 1996.The gang, armed with knives and a firearm, killed the driver and conductor and made off with 40,000 yuan in cash taken from 26 passengers on the bus.