Police Arrest Chinese Man Suspected of Stabbing Three 5-Year-Olds in Switzerland

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Police officers investigate a stabbing of three children outside a day care center on Tuesday in Zurich, Switzerland. Photo: VCG

Swiss authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Chinese man suspected of stabbing three children near a day care center in Zurich this week.

The suspect in the case, whose name was not released, is a Chinese national who has been studying at the University of Zurich since last summer, according to a Wednesday statement from the Zurich public prosecutor’s office.

So far, the authorities have not disclosed information about the suspect’s motive.

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A 23-year-old Chinese student was arrested for stabbing three 5-year-old children near a daycare in Zurich.
The attacker, a University of Zurich student, confessed, but the motive remains unclear, and no accomplices are suspected.
The children suffered varying injuries but none life-threatening, and violent attacks are rare in Switzerland, featuring a low homicide rate.

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