[48] Due to the shattering bomb parts, over 60 people were injured and needed medical attention. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that police found flags used by an outlawed separatist group from Xinjiang at the station after the attacks. The Chinese media reported that the man was socially withdrawn after losing his son and getting divorced, he carried out the attack to express his "dissatisfaction towards society.". All Rights Reserved. [20] The local men attacked the dorm in an act of revenge and retaliation against college students following conflict the previous day at an off-campus food stall in which 4 students were injured, for a total of 13.[21]. (Gun ownership is tightly controlled in China, where mass attacks usually involve men with a knife, cleaver, or machete.) The incident is the latest among a spate of public attacks in China in recent months. Various studies have been conducted by scholars and researchers to examine the relationship between political repression and terrorism. Another factor is China's male-based gender imbalance cause by the one child policy, in which there are a lot of single men frustrated at the dating market in China and their low prospects. Police determined that the fire started on the floor of the bus next to the driver's seat, where the cap to a cigarette lighter and gasoline residue were found. In China, which has strict gun regulationsin fact, it's one of a few countries in which firearms are illegal to own privately in most casesknife attacks are not uncommon. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Damian Grammaticas reports from Kunming where people are already returning to the railway station. There is a role for both strategies, but this bill emphasizes running faster.. According to a statement from the Shanghai police, posted on its Weibo account, the attacker, 29, was caught by pedestrians at the scene. Continue Reading 16 More answers below Sheldon Lei A Chinese. [2] Illicit drug trade has been linked to the increasing incidence of knife crime. An attack by knife-wielding men at a railway station in Kunming in south-west China has left at least 29 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says. In December, another mass stabbing in a small city in northeastern Liaoning province left seven people dead and another seven injured. Four of the attackers were also shot dead and only one was captured alive after the mayhem, which broke out about 9 p.m. (8 a.m. City officials said evidence implicated militants from the western region of Xinjiang, but this was not verified. Sex Crimes Spike 75% with Mass . He was hospitalized but was subsequently released after two weeks. The United Nations' 2017 report also noted that as a rule, countries that had higher homicide rates were usually those in which firearms were more prevalent. [31] All of the victims survived and were treated at three hospitals, though some were reportedly seriously injured, with fingers or ears cut off, and had to be transferred to larger hospitals for specialized care. In Japan's 2016 Sagamihara stabbings, a knife-wielding former employee killed 19 people and injured 26 more at a care home for the disabled. And this tradition is not always considered evil. ", "Satoshi Uematsu: Japanese man who killed 19 disabled people sentenced to death", "Isis claims responsibility for London terror attack", "London terror attack: who was Khuram Shazad Butt? The James. As the United States routinely faces the tragedy of mass shootings, China is struggling to put an end to its own threat to public safety: indiscriminate stabbings. The high number of casualties is just the latest in a string of school attacks, and it underscores inadequacies in the countrys antiquatedand in some places virtually non-existentsystem for diagnosing and treating citizens suffering psychiatric distress. [40], A man in southern China stabbed 10 schoolchildren before killing himself Monday morning, state-run media reported. Local media reported that suspect Min Yingjun was a local villager suffering from a mental disorder. Pacific Coast News California News Here's how many mass shootings there have been in 2023. . In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China's southwestern city of . But while Chinas strict control on guns has sharply reduced the number of casualties in public attacks, it has seemingly failed to address the root causes that repeatedly trigger these types of tragedies. [9] Chen Kangbing had been a teacher at a different primary school in Leizhou, but was on sick leave due to mental illness[13] He was sentenced to death by a court in Zhanjiang in June.[14]. In the US, a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio killed more than 30 people over one weekend. China's recent spree of mass stabbings are a cause of concern in a country that otherwise claims to be relatively free of violent crime [2] An example of such programs is the Olweus Program, which is originated from Norway and is currently implemented in Australia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. 2:08 AM EDT, Wed June 9, 2021. A man was arguing with his parents over money. [15] England and Wales saw 85% of their knife crime offenders jailed for at least three months. April 29, 2021, 9:31am. [11][12] However, another study showed that there was a positive correlation between repression and violence in the short-run, but the correlation turns negative in the long-run. Myles Sanderson was responsible for all 11 deaths during the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan last month, according to RCMP. A mass stabbing is a single incident in which multiple victims are harmed or killed in a knife-enabled crime. On April 29 in Taixing,[8] Jiangsu, unemployed 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan went to Zhongxin Kindergarten[15] and stabbed 28 students and two teachers after stabbing the security guard;[9] most of the Taixing students were 4 years old. ET) at the Kunming Railway Station in the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. 645. A van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on London Bridge, and then crashed on Borough High Street, just south of the River Thames. China's state-run Global Times newspaper used its Sunday editorial to describe the attack as "China's 9/11". We don't have exact figures for this year yet. Why do so many knife attacks occur in China? Witnesses said that the men, who were mostly dressed in black, attacked people at random. Deadly mass stabbings are rarer than mass shootings, but have happened around the world. On April 30, Wang Yonglai used a hammer to cause head injury to preschool children in Weifang,[8] Shandong, then used gasoline to commit suicide by self-immolation. By comparison, in countries with lower homicide rates, sharp objects/knives and "other mechanisms" tended to be the predominant methods. The Mercury News-2 hours ago. [2], Education programs aimed at reducing knife crime has also been introduced. Experts say mass stabbings usually occur in domestic settings An attack by a knife-wielding student on a college campus near Houston on Tuesday left 14 people wounded - two of them seriously -. Kunming officials, quoted by Xinhua, later said that evidence at the scene showed it was "a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces". Since the recent spate of attacks, many parents are now worried about their children's safety in schools and have since asked local officials and school governors to step up security at the schools. All of the children survived and were hospitalized, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China's southwestern. And fatal knife attacks specifically targeting kindergarten and school students have occurred nationwide, carried out by people reportedly wishing to wreak revenge on society. [11] Some studies argued that political repression may turn non-violent groups to acts of violence. After wounding seven female students from Beiguan Primary School he fled the premises, injuring two passersby during his escape. Three people were left dead and six others wounded as a gangster wearing a cap and mask stormed a kindergarten and attacked people with a knife in southeast China's Jiangxi province. [10], On April 28, just a few hours after the execution of Zheng Minsheng in neighboring Fujian Province,[11] in Leizhou,[12] Guangdong another knife-wielding man named Chen Kangbing, 33 ()[13] at Hongfu Primary School wounded 16 students and a teacher. Mass killings are very rare, accounting for only 0.2 percent of homicides every year and approximately 1 percent of homicide victims. One high-profile example of homicide by knife in Europe occurred in 2013, when a 13-year-old girl was stabbed to death in the United Kingdom. [17], Countries like Brazil and Australia have also introduced laws to restrict the sale of alcohol at specific times of a day. A WHO report states that creating safe learning environment in schools is critical in preventing violence and knife crime among young people. [6], From a legal perspective, the phrase mass killing can be used to define a mass stabbing. Four suspects were shot dead, one arrested and other are being sought Xinhua said. Wednesday's knife attack is the latest in a series of such attacks that have led to 100 deaths in the past decade, according to a report by Independent. Read about our approach to external linking. Revisiting the past: People visit a photo exhibition in Beijing showcasing how life in China has changed over the past 100 years. Six people were also killed and 14 wounded after a man stabbed passers-by on a pedestrian shopping street in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing in June last year. Even with a record of mental illness among the people of China, an estimate puts the number at 100 million, availability of mental health professionals is quite limited. It was the second random attack on schoolchildren in the mainland in three weeks. "Severely punish in accordance with the law the violent terrorists and resolutely crack down on those who have been swollen with arrogance," Xinhua quoted the president as saying. Seems the victims were all young adults and they were attacked by a deranged 52 year old. What was claimed. Another 130 people were wounded in what authorities said was a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack". 2. In North America, firearm deaths were responsible for roughly 76% of all homicides, with knife-related homicides accounting for less than 20%. [4], Based on a report by Tell Mama, there was a 26% increase in anti-Muslim attacks in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2018. Social media users in China posted pictures of the attack on the internet, but correspondents say they are being taken down. 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[1], As the Chenpeng school attack was followed by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in the United States hours later[2][3] comparisons were drawn between the two. [2] Similarly, drug abuse is another possible cause of knife crime. [16] For example, No Knives, Better Lives, an organisation launched in 2009, works with the Scottish police, schools and volunteers to raise awareness among young people on knife crime prevention. Now Washington is trying to seriously step up its spending to keep its big rival in check. This may include social inequality, abuse of alcohol and other drugs, easy access to weapons, social and cultural norms, religious and political reasons, among others. [37] On December 30, a suspect, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger, was arrested in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, on four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary.[38][39]. On April 13, a mentally ill man went on a stabbing rampage at Xizhen Primary School in Xichang, southern Guangxi, killing an eight-year-old boy and an 80-year-old woman passerby. The Chinese knife attack wounded 22 kids and an 85-year-old woman at Chenpeng village in the southern province of Guangxi. A man in China carried out an attack on a school in Guangxi Province where his wife worked. [43][44][45], A driver angry over the loss of overtime pay set fire to his school bus in the eastern city of Weihai, killing 13 people, including 11 children from China and South Korea. Share; Tweet; Snap; The 40-year-old man, whose last name is Yu, launched the attack in the school at about 8 a.m. in Hubei province, police said in a statement. Damien Sanderson, 31, was found in a grassy area on the James Smith Cree Nation. Anton Lundin Pettersson: Used a sword to kill 3 and injure 1 at Kronan School in Trollhttan, Sweden in 2015. [59] Police said the suspect, identified as 48-year-old Liu Xiaohui, fled to a mountainous area in a neighboring county after the attack, and was arrested 12 hours later. [2], Schools have also taken precautionary measure to prevent knife crime in school compounds. Editors note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the countrys rise and how it impacts the world. Chinese media suggest that incidents like these are isolated, but at the same time, officials have vowed to crack down on them. [7].mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}, Mass stabbings can also be looked at from the perspective of mass murder. The United States has long found China a technological threat. [31], On September 4, 2022, 29 people were stabbed, 11 of whom were killed, in at least thirteen locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, Canada. In June 2021, a knife-wielding man stabbed passersby on a pedestrian shopping street in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing, killing six and injuring 14 people. As the school was closed at the time of the incident, no students or teachers were hurt. I suspect this has something to do with being stuck in some mental/emotional developmental stage (s) that can't mature. (Gun ownership is tightly controlled in China, where mass attacks usually . In China, theres little focus on mental health, so more potential offenders slip through the cracks, according to a report by Quartz. For example, among these countries, the highest homicide rates belong to Guyana, Tanzania, and Grenada, while the lowest rates belong to Qatar, Slovenia, Bahrain, Singapore, and Poland. 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