Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China
Eight people have been killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China.
A 21-year-old man was arrested at Wuxi Yixing Arts and Crafts Vocational and Technical College in Wuxi around 18:30 local time (10:30 GMT), according to a police statement.
The statement revealed that the suspect, a 2024 graduate of the school, launched the attack after failing to receive his diploma due to poor exam results and expressing dissatisfaction with his internship pay.
The man confessed to the crime “without hesitation,” according to authorities.
An investigation is ongoing, and efforts are being made to handle the aftermath.
This attack follows a deadly incident on Monday in which at least 35 people were killed when a driver rammed a car into crowds at a stadium in Zhuhai, a city in southern China.
Police said the driver was unhappy with a divorce settlement, but the incident sparked questions about a recent spate of public violence in the country.
On social media, there have been discussions about the social phenomenon of “taking revenge on society”, where individuals act on personal grievances by attacking strangers.
