Coverage dated September 30, 2024

Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others

Headline from Local News 8

BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai has killed three people and injured 15 others. Local police took a 37-year-old man surnamed Lin into custody at the scene of the attack late Monday evening. Eighteen people were sent to hospital for treatment, and three later died.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    China: Fatal stabbing at Shanghai supermarket – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    At least three people have died and over a dozen were wounded after a knife attack in southwest Shanghai. Police have said the assailant came to the city to "vent his anger" and that an investigation is underway.

  2. Local News 8

    Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai has killed three people and injured 15 others. Local police took a 37-year-old man surnamed Lin into custody at the scene of the attack late Monday evening. Eighteen people were sent to hospital for treatment, and three later died.

  3. NBC News

    Stabbing in Shanghai kills 3 and injures 15 others, police say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Three people were killed and 15 others were injured in a knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai on Monday evening, local police said.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Three killed, 15 injured in Shanghai supermarket stabbing attack (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Police say the suspect, a 37-year-old man, was taken into custody shortly after the attack in the city’s southwest.

  5. Breitbart News

    Three Dead, Fifteen Injured in Knife Rampage at Shanghai Walmart (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Three people were killed and 15 injured when a man with the surname “Lin” went on a knife rampage at a Walmart supermarket in Shanghai.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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