{"id":162062,"date":"2013-08-25T23:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T06:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=162062"},"modified":"2013-08-25T23:05:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T06:05:56","slug":"knife-attack-kills-four-chengdu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/08\/knife-attack-kills-four-chengdu\/","title":{"rendered":"Knife Attack Kills Four in Chengdu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-23839034\"><strong>A man in Chengdu used a knife to attack passengers on a bus<\/strong><\/a>, killing four and injuring 11, according to BBC:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Many of the injured suffered stab wounds. Local media say the youngest victim is only 10 &#8211; it is not known if she was one of those killed.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the attacker is a 41-year-old man surnamed Li from an area near Chengdu, which is in Sichuan province.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Li reportedly told police he had arguments over money with his family the day before. His exact motive for the attack was not revealed by the police.<\/p>\n<p>This is the latest in <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/knife-attacks\/\">a series of apparently random attacks in China<\/a>. Earlier this month, a man wielding a knife killed three people on a bus in Henan province. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-23839034\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>CCTV reports that <a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/china\/2013-08\/26\/c_132662415.htm\">the 10-year-old was &#8220;severely wounded.&#8221;<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Chengdu used a knife to attack passengers on a bus, killing four and injuring 11, according to BBC: Many of the injured suffered stab wounds. Local media say the youngest victim is only 10 &#8211; it is not known if she was one of those killed. 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