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Four dead in an attack on China elderly home
Four people died and two others were injured in an attack at an elderly people’s home in northeastern China which left the building on fire, an official said.
The attack took place in the city of Yichun in Heilongjiang province, and the motive was not immediately clear, a city district official said.
“The attacker ran away afterwards. The place was set on fire,” she said, adding that the police are investigating the incident.
The incident was the latest in a series of recent killings in China that some experts have linked to stress or mental illnesses as society becomes more fast-paced and socialist support systems wither.
Several people have attacked children and teachers at schools in crimes which have shocked the country.
Since March, at least six major attacks at schools have taken place, killing 21 people, including 18 children, and injured more than 80.
