Nov 18, 2024 06:29 PM
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Eight Killed in Stabbing at Vocational College in East China
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Eight people were killed and 17 injured in a stabbing attack at a vocational college in an eastern Chinese city this weekend, local police said.
A 21-year-old former student of the school surnamed Xu was detained at the scene, according to a Saturday police statement. It said Xu wanted to vent his frustrations — he had failed to graduate due to poor grades and was dissatisfied with his salary as an intern.
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- Eight people were killed and 17 injured in a stabbing at Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, by former student Xu.
- Xu, aged 21, reportedly wanted to vent frustrations over academic failure and low internship salary; he was detained and confessed to the attack.
- Authorities in Jiangsu called for boosted security following the incident, which happened shortly after another deadly attack in Guangdong province.
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What Happened When
- By 2021：
- Xu enrolled in the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology.
- 2023：
- Xu's result on a city-level vocational skills test was below the passing mark of 60.
- June 2024：
- Students from Japanese schools in Suzhou were attacked.
- September 2024：
- Students from Japanese schools in Shenzhen were attacked.
- October 2024：
- A stabbing outside an elementary school in Beijing injured five people, including three students.
- October 2024：
- A similar incident took place in Guangzhou, hurting three, among which two were students.
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