A knife attack at a Shanghai supermarket on Monday night left three people dead and 15 others injured, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The suspected attacker, a 37-year-old man identified as Lin, was apprehended at the scene shortly after the incident.
Police believe the man acted out of anger related to a personal financial dispute. Of the 18 people taken to the hospital, three succumbed to their injuries, while the remaining 15 sustained non-life-threatening wounds.
While violent crimes involving knives are not uncommon in China, where gun control is strict, this attack adds to a string of recent violent incidents, including stabbings in schools and public places.
In a separate incident in May, a man killed eight people and injured another in Hubei province, and last month a Japanese schoolboy was fatally stabbed in Shenzhen, sparking international outrage.