At Least 8 Killed, 17 Injured in Mass Stabbing Attack in China

The attack occurred days after another mass casualty incident in which a man drove his vehicle into a crowd outside a sports stadium, killing 35.

Police respond following a stabbing attack at vocational college in Yixing, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, on Nov. 16, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Social Media/via Reuters

At least eight people have been killed and 17 injured in a mass stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, local authorities said on Nov. 17.

A 21-year-old male who was arrested at the scene of the stabbing spree has since confessed to the killings, police said. The male has been identified only as a former student, surnamed Xu, at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology in Yixing in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.