上海419论坛：Shanghai knife attack kills three, wounds 15 others, Xinhua reports

Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai on Monday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, extending a series of stabbing incidents across China this year.

The victims were immediately rushed to hospital for treatment, according to Xinhua on Tuesday, but three died.上海419论坛

The assailant, a 37-year-old man surnamed Lin, was detained by the police who received a report of the incident at 9:47 p.m上海娱乐网. local time (1447 GMT), Xinhua said.上海花千坊

An investigation is underway.

Public stabbing incidents have risen over the years in China, with authorities often putting the blame on mental illness上海新茶工作室联系方式. Children at schools are a common target.

In September, a 10-year-old Japanese student was fatally stabbed by an attacker meters from his school in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.上海新茶工作室微信

That incident along with a June knife attack on two Japanese nationals in Suzhou, a major city in eastern China, have stoked among members of the Japanese community in China.上海龙凤419

Stabbing incidents are rare in Shanghai but not unprecedented.

In 2022, a man went on a stabbing spree at a major hospital in the Chinese financial hub, injuring 15 people.上海新茶资源