Ships sail across the Huangpu River past the financial district of Lujiazui in Shanghai on September 23, 2024. Agence France-Presse
SHANGHAI — A man killed three people and wounded 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai, police said Tuesday.
The suspected attacker, a 37-year-old man surnamed Lin, was arrested at the supermarket shortly after the incident on Monday night, local police said in a statement.
Article continues after this advertisementPolice said the man went on the rampage in anger caused by a “personal financial dispute”.
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Eighteen wounded people were taken to hospital for treatment, where three died, they added.
Article continues after this advertisementThe other 15 did not sustain life-threatening wounds.
Article continues after this advertisementViolent knife crime is not uncommon in China, where firearms are strictly controlled, with a number of similar attacks at schools in recent years.
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A Japanese schoolboy in September was stabbed in the southern city of Shenzhen and died of his injuries, prompting outrage from Tokyo.
Article continues after this advertisementAnd in May, a man killed eight people and wounded one more with a knife in the city of Xiaogan in central Hubei province.
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