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Suspect caught after 7 die in NW China knife attack

Xinhua,April 27, 2018 Adjust font size:

XI'AN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A male suspect has been detained after seven students died and another 12 were injured in a knife attack near a middle school in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the local government said Friday.

The incident occurred at around 6:10 p.m. Friday near the No.3 Middle School in Mizhi County.

The injured are receiving treatment in hospital.

Further investigation is ongoing. Enditem