Three people were killed and 15 injured in a knife attack at a Shanghai supermarket on Monday evening, just as the country gears up for its National Day holiday week.
All of the victims were taken quickly to hospital, where three succumbed to their wounds. The remaining injured are not in life-threatening condition, according to a statement from Shanghai police on Tuesday morning.
The alleged assailant was identified as a 37-year-old man named Lin, who was arrested shortly after the attack, which took place in Shanghai’s suburban Songjiang district.
Police were alerted at 9.47pm and their investigation is ongoing.
According to the statement, Lin was motivated by personal financial disputes and had travelled to Shanghai to “vent his anger”. The police have not disclosed Lin’s place of origin.
