Eight killed in second mass attack in China this week – ThePrint – ReutersFeed

BEIJING (Reuters) – A former student carried out a stabbing attack at a vocational school in eastern China on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding 17 others, police said, just days after the country’s deadliest mass killing in a decade. Chinese society was shocked. .

Saturday’s knife attack took place at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology in Yixing, part of Wuxi city in eastern Jiangsu province. The suspect was arrested at the scene and confessed to his actions, police said.

That incident sparked a rare online discussion about the mental health of Chinese society and whether a series of recent high-profile attacks in other major cities could reflect deeper tensions as the world’s second-largest economy slows.

At least six other high-profile knife attacks have been recorded across China this year.

Police in Wuxi said it appeared the stabbing suspect was angry because he had not obtained his graduation certificate and failed an exam.

“According to preliminary investigation, the suspect, surname Xu – male, 21 years old, graduated from university in 2024 – attacked others after failing an exam and not receiving his graduation certificate, and because he was dissatisfied with his internship compensation,” said a police spokesperson. said a statement from the Yixing Public Security Bureau.

It added that efforts are being made to treat the injured and investigate the case.

(Reporting by Eduardo Baptista and Joe Cash, Editing by Kevin Liffey, Louise Heavens, Frances Kerry and Lincoln Feast.)

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