Three people were injured after a man attacked them with a knife this Wednesday in the metro in the city of Shanghaiin eastern China, a country where concern is growing over the recent increase in such incidents.
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The event took place in the Metro station Hechuan on line 9 at 08:28 in the morning (00:28 GMT), within the period considered rush hour in the metropolis system of the megalopolis, reported an official account of the Shanghai Police on the Weibo social network.
The subway station is close to the Caohejing Business Park, which is home to many high-tech companies.
The alleged attacker, a 54-year-old man identified as Shen, was detained by police without further incident.
After the arrival of security forces, the injured were evacuated to health centers to receive medical attention.
The suspect remains under arrest, while authorities have launched an investigation to clarify the circumstances and motive behind the attack.
In recent weeks, knife attacks in public places in China have multiplied.
Similar events in China; concern grows
On June 10, a man stabbed and injured four American teachers and a Chinese bystander in the northeastern city of Jilin.
And in May, at least three people were killed and two were injured after another knife attack in a park in the city of Chenzhou, while two more people were killed and four were injured after a woman attacked them in the same way. at a school in the city of Guixi.
In that same month, A man brandishing a knife attacked people who were in a hospital of the southern province of Yunnan, leaving two dead and more than ten injured.
In April, a man also attacked passers-by with a knife on a street in the central city of Chengdu, killing one person and injuring another.
The Chinese media usually refer to this type of incidents, which include some attacks on crowds, of which several have also been recorded in recent years, as “acts of revenge against society”.
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