Man, 35, kills three and wounds seven in a stabbing spree at a Chinese supermarket hours after 39 pupils were hurt in a school knife attack in the country
- It took place late night Thursday in Putian city of southeast province Fujian
- Attacker, a 35-year-old Chinese man, was arrested shortly after the incident
- Police said the wounded residents were in stable condition at a local hospital
- It comes hours after a knife attack that injured 37 pupils at a Chinese school
Three people were killed and seven wounded in a stabbing spree at a supermarket in rural southeast China, police have said Friday.
The suspected attacker, a 35-year-old man, was arrested shortly after the incident late Thursday in Putian city of Fujian province, said police without specifying the kind of weapon used.
The incident came just hours after 39 pupils were and staff were wounded in a knife attack at a primary school in southern Chinese region Guangxi.
Three people were killed and seven wounded in a stabbing spree at a supermarket in rural southeast China, police said Friday
The suspected attacker, a 35-year-old man, was arrested shortly after the incident late Thursday in Putian city of Fujian province without specifying the kind of weapon used
Two people died on the scene while the other was pronounced dead in hospital. The injured seven were in stable condition in hospital, according to a police statement.
The alleged attacker is originally from Guizhou province of south-western China.
An investigation for the incident is ongoing.
The attack came hours after 39 pupils and staff were wounded in a knife attack at a rural primary school in south China’s Guangxi region.
The attacker, reportedly a 50-year-old security guard at the school, was apprehended.
Violent knife crime is not uncommon in China, where firearms are strictly controlled, with a number of similar attacks at schools in recent years.