Three killed, 15 injured in Shanghai supermarket stabbing attack

Three people have been killed and 15 others injured in a knife attack at a suburban supermarket in Shanghai, China’s biggest city.

The attack took place on Monday in the city’s southwest, the latest in a series of stabbing incidents in major Chinese cities this year.

The suspect, a 37-year-old man surnamed Lin, was taken into custody shortly afterwards by police responding to the attack, the local Songjiang police branch said in a statement on Tuesday.

Early investigations suggested Lin had travelled to Shanghai to “vent his anger” following a personal financial dispute, police added.

The knife attack took place as China prepared for the traditional “Golden Week” holiday, which falls around national day on October 1.