WorlPosted at: Jul 14 2021 6:39PM

Butcher stabs 2 dead, wounds 7 at supermarket in China's northeast - Police

Beijing, Jul 14 (UNI/Sputnik) A meat department worker has stabbed two people dead and injured seven at a supermarket in China's northeastern city of Shenyang, police reported.
The attack took place at 9:50 local time (01:50 GMT) on Wednesday in the store situated in the Dadong District. The attacker, a 61-year-old butcher, quarreled with one of the buyers over the sale of pork and subsequently stabbed him with a knife. The shopper died.
The attacker then wounded another eight people while he was escaping the crime scene. The manhunt is underway.
The injured victims were hospitalized, and while the seven of them are stable, one person succumbed to their injuries.
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