At least 7 killed in knife assault in northeastern China

At least seven folks had been killed and one other seven injured in a knife assault in northeastern China, state media reported on Sunday.
The assault within the metropolis of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province was carried out exterior a sauna and bathhouse. The suspect, recognized by the media by his surname Yang, was arrested whereas the motive for the assault stays unknown.
Chinese regulation restricts the sale and possession of firearms, and mass assaults are usually carried out with knives or do-it-yourself explosives.
Perpetrators of comparable assaults up to now have been described as mentally ailing or bearing grudges in opposition to society.
In earlier assaults, a faculty safety guard wielding a knife injured at the least 39 folks at a kindergarten within the southern area of Guangxi in June this yr. The perpetrator was sentenced to demise.
In 2018, a person killed one and injured 12 in a knife assault at a shopping center in Beijing.