Next, we have a news flash.” The male anchor was probably looking at the teleprompter. A news flash was very common on many news channels, but on Central TV’s News Simulcast it was a rare occurrence. Because it was a live broadcast with prescheduled news reports, time was very tight. News programs were very properly timed and scheduled as there were other programs after it, so even a second of delay was not tolerated. Unless it was something of importance, a news flash would never occur on the 7 PM news of Central TV.
“At 4 PM today afternoon, flight CA1883 from Beijing to Shanghai was hijacked by three hijackers. The incident caused severe injuries to three people and slight injuries to eight. The three hijackers are already in police custody and the incident is currently under investigations.”