Eight people were killed and 17 people were hurt in a knife strike at a university in eastern China on Saturday night. According to local government, the incident took place at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, at about 6 p.m.
According to a statement by the Yixing Public Security Bureau, the suspect, a 21-year-old past student surnamed Xu, was apprehended at the picture and confessed to the crime.
According to police, Xu returned to the university to “vent his rage” after failing his exams and receiving a graduation certificate. Additionally, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the salary for his apprenticeship. Disaster service mobilized quickly to help the injured and those who were impacted.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “all-out work” to address the injured and prevent similar calamities. While the country struggles with the alarming increase in these incidents, investigations into the Yixing assault are still being conducted.
In China, where weapon acts are still a problem, there have been a number of recent violent situations.
When a man drove his car into a group outside a sports complex in Zhuhai City, southern China, earlier this year, 35 people were killed and 43 were hurt.
In October, a knife strike at a Shanghai retailer left three people dead and 15 wounded, and in September, a Chinese boy was fatally stabbed in Shenzhen.
