[23] Authorities increased security in the Xinjiang region following the attack. "They just fell on the ground," he added. [16] The initiative is participated by law enforcement agencies like the police, social services and other organisations. [14] Criminal prosecution, fines or jail sentences may be applied on any person who breaches the law. China murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 0.53, a 6.26% decline from 2017. The US Senate on Tuesday passed rare, bipartisan legislation meant to counter Beijings growing influence by investing more than $200 billion into American technology, science and research. After wounding seven female students from Beiguan Primary School he fled the premises, injuring two passersby during his escape. VZ. [13], The Government of the United Kingdom has announced on 31 January 2019 that they will introduce the Knife Crime Prevention Orders through an amendment to the Offensive Weapons Bill in conjunction with the government's effort in tackling knife crime. Since the recent spate of attacks, many parents are now worried about their children's safety in schools and have since asked local officials and school governors to step up security at the schools. Damian Grammaticas reports from Kunming where people are already returning to the railway station. The high number of casualties is just the latest in a string of school attacks, and it underscores inadequacies in the countrys antiquatedand in some places virtually non-existentsystem for diagnosing and treating citizens suffering psychiatric distress. Deaths by sharp objects are especially noticeable in the 15-19 and 20-24 age groups in Northern and Western European countries. [16] For example, No Knives, Better Lives, an organisation launched in 2009, works with the Scottish police, schools and volunteers to raise awareness among young people on knife crime prevention. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. [24][25] The suspect, former employee Satoshi Uematsu,[26] surrendered himself at a police station near the site of the attack shortly after. [29] They were shot dead by Metropolitan Police and City of London Police authorised firearms officers. Yunnan province Vice Gov. Seems the victims were all young adults and they were attacked by a deranged 52 year old. With a strict gun control law in place that puts the firearms out of reach for ordinary people, knives have become the most common weapon used in such acts of violence. By comparison, in countries with lower homicide rates, sharp objects/knives and "other mechanisms" tended to be the predominant methods. [48] Due to the shattering bomb parts, over 60 people were injured and needed medical attention. RCMP said Thursday that . [1] Examples of sharp instruments used in mass stabbings may include kitchen knives, utility knives, sheath knives, scissors, katanas, hammers, screwdrivers, icepicks, bayonets, axes, machetes and glass bottles. The van's three occupants then ran to the nearby Borough Market area and began stabbing people in and around restaurants and pubs. [9] Following a quick trial, Zheng Minsheng was executed about one month later on April 28. As a result of this dynamic, countries that have a high number of stabbing deaths tend to have very low gun violence compared to other nations and appear near the bottom of any list of mass shootings per country. China murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 0.56, a 7.91% decline from 2016. [57], On April 29, 2021, a knife-wielding man broke into a school killing two children and wounding 16 others. [14] The new preventative order can be placed on any person aged 12 or over, where curfews, geographical restrictions and social media restrictions may be imposed on the targets of the police. [2][16] They were offered with assistance in employment, housing and education to help them depart from violence and knife crime. In China, public access to mental health services remains limited, partially due to a shortage of qualified mental care professionals. The closest data we have is for homicides involving stabbings in London until the end of last year and those involving stabbings or shootings across the whole of England . [15] In Scotland, there was a threefold increase in average sentence for carrying a knife in 2015 when compared to the data from 10 years ago. [60], Prof. Joshua Miller, chair of Social Welfare Policy at Smith College, attributed the attacks to stress caused by "rapid social change, mass migrations, increasing disparities in wealth and weakening of traditions. Last June, knife-wielding assailants killed nine policemen and 17 civilians at a police station in Lukqun Township in Xinjiang. A 35-year-old man was arrested. [24] 19 residents of the care center were killed, and an additional 26 people were wounded. A man in China carried out an attack on a school in Guangxi Province where his wife worked. [14], Pressure from the public and changes in laws have also mandated tougher sentences from the judiciary on knife crime offences. A man in China carried out an attack on a school in Guangxi Province where his wife worked. The motive for the attack remains unclear. More than four times as many people are stabbed to death than killed with rifles of any kind. [33] On September 7, 2022, the suspect, identified as Myles Sanderson, was found and arrested near Rosthern. [2], WHO has also stated that there is a strong correlation between violence and social inequality and deprivation. All of the children survived and were hospitalized, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Over the next two months, four similar incidents took place in southern and inland China, leaving more than eight primary and kindergarten students dead and 57 injured. Yang Haifei, a resident of Yunnan, told Xinhua that he was attacked and sustained injuries on his chest and back. [1], There are many different factors causing mass stabbing. Facebook. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. However as Chinas economic downturn churns onand rapid urbanization and dislocation continuesthe psychological stress on its citizens can only get worse. An additional 14 children and two teachers were wounded, according to state news agency Xinhua. [2], Schools have also taken precautionary measure to prevent knife crime in school compounds. Regina Police said Monday that Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead around 11:30 a.m. local time near the location where most of the stabbings happened. On 16 October 2017, Breitbart.com posted a story reporting that according to . State broadcaster CCTV said top security official Meng Jianzhu would travel to Kunming to oversee the handling of the investigation. Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, US lawyer jailed for murdering wife and son, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping's power grab - and why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. In the US, a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio killed more than 30 people over one weekend. The attacker, a 39-year-old woman, was taken into custody. Based on a publication by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, knife-enabled crime is an incident where harm is threatened or caused with the use of bladed weapons. [9], An attacker named Wu Huanming (), 48, killed seven children and two adults and injured 11 other persons with a cleaver at a kindergarten in Hanzhong, Shaanxi on May 12, 2010;[8] early reports were removed from the internet in China, for fear that mass coverage of such violence could provoke copycat attacks. Most of the Chinese victims on Dec. 14 were pre-teens who suffered head wounds. Sex Crimes Spike 75% with Mass . The Yema Stabbings. [58], On August 3, 2022, three people were killed and six others wounded in a knife attack at a kindergarten in southeast China's Jiangxi province. China, Japan incidents. The education ministry has formed an emergency panel to tackle the violence and some local police authorities have distributed such instruments as steel pitchforks and pepper spray to security guards in schools. Damien Sanderson, 31, was found in a grassy area on the James Smith Cree Nation. "I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife, and I ran away with everyone," he said, adding that people who were slower were severely injured. One of the main factors cited in this growth is the fact that knives are simply more widely available, being both cheaper and much easier to obtain than firearms. No country is surrounded by China, but 14 countries share a land border with China: Russian Federation Mongolia North Korea Vietnam Laos Myanmar India Bhutan Nepal Pakistan Afghanistan Tazikistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Fourteen countries in all. Deadly mass stabbings are more rare than mass shootings, but have happened around the world. In fact, the United Nations identified sixteen countries in which knives and sharp instruments were used in more than half of the country's homicides. The three-day long Beslan School siege started on September 1, 2004, and involved the imprisonment of 1,100 people including 777 children as hostages. [5] A mass stabbing is an incident involving the use of pointed weapons to wound or kill multiple people. [42], Around 11:40a.m. 58-year-old Lei Mingyue entered an after-school care center in Hantai District and attacked students lining up for lunch with an axe. Knife attacks and stabbing deaths occur all over the globe, from those with high rates of violent crime to the safest countries in the world. [21] 31 people were killed, and a further 141 were wounded. City officials said evidence implicated militants from the western region of Xinjiang, but this was not verified. For example, among these countries, the highest homicide rates belong to Guyana, Tanzania, and Grenada, while the lowest rates belong to Qatar, Slovenia, Bahrain, Singapore, and Poland. [18] Example of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom include Manchester Arena Bombing, London Bridge attack and Westminster attack. There were 4.6 gun murders per 100,000 people in 2017, far below the 6.2 recorded in 1976. The mass stabbing occurred in Beiliu, a city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China. But where did it come from? Chinese media suggest that incidents like these are isolated, but at the same time, officials have. Based on section 2 of the Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 of the United States of America, which was signed into law and published by the US Congress on 13 January 2013, mass killing is an individual occasion with three or more people murdered. No motive for the assault was immediately publicized. Did you encounter any technical issues? These attacks brought to 255 the number of mass shootings in the US so far this year. Read about our approach to external linking. AFP. Eight students were injured; one was seriously injured and seven others sustained minor injuries. New China committee debuts, warns of 'existential struggle', Workers dig by layers in search for 47 missing at China mine, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan aggression in its kitty, China tutors US journalists about US hegemony, its perils. A WHO report states that creating safe learning environment in schools is critical in preventing violence and knife crime among young people. [59] Police said the suspect, identified as 48-year-old Liu Xiaohui, fled to a mountainous area in a neighboring county after the attack, and was arrested 12 hours later. On April 30, Wang Yonglai used a hammer to cause head injury to preschool children in Weifang,[8] Shandong, then used gasoline to commit suicide by self-immolation. Chinese society has experienced enormous stress in the past two decades, brought on by rapid urbanization, a growing wealth gap, and most of all, a deterioration of traditional family structures. [2] Examples of drugs that are particularly linked to acts of violence include tobacco, cocaine and amphetamines. [1] Knife crime poses security threats to many countries around the world. Even with a record of mental illness among the people of China, an estimate puts the number at 100 million, availability of mental health professionals is quite limited. Over the weekend, six people were killed and 14 injured after a knife-wielding man stabbed passersby on a pedestrian shopping street in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge. On April 29 in Taixing,[8] Jiangsu, unemployed 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan went to Zhongxin Kindergarten[15] and stabbed 28 students and two teachers after stabbing the security guard;[9] most of the Taixing students were 4 years old. [22] Since the start of the year, a total of 27 people had died and at least 80 were injured in various knife attacks. Witnesses said that the men, who were mostly dressed in black, attacked people at random. Over the weekend, six people were killed and 14 injured after a knife-wielding man stabbed passersby on a pedestrian shopping street in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing. ET) at the Kunming Railway Station in the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. [24] He delivered a handwritten letter to a Japanese politician where he threatened to kill 470 severely disabled people. [8][17] The attacker later committed suicide at his house; he was the landlord of the school,[18] Shengshui Temple private kindergarten, and had been involved in an ongoing dispute with the school administrator about when the school would move out of the building. serpentza 1.18M subscribers Subscribe 77K Share 1.7M views 1 year ago In just the past 3 weeks, China has seen a huge surge in public knife attacks, often. Two suspects were at large, and authorities told. An unidentified 34-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the stabbings. I suspect this has something to do with being stuck in some mental/emotional developmental stage (s) that can't mature. A review by Gatestone Institute of German police blotters found that 2018 was a record year for stabbings and knife crimes in Germany: Police reported more than 4,100 knife-related crimes in 2018 . To take revenge on society, he decided to commit the crime, the man told the police. The World's Deadliest School Massacres A monument to those who helped children held hostage in the horrifying school massacre in Beslan, Russia. State media reported the 62-year-old suspect was socially withdrawn after losing his son and getting divorced, and carried out the attack to express his dissatisfaction towards society.. [51], A 49-year-old man has been arrested after attacking 20 children at a primary school in Beijing with a hammer. According to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime's 2019 Global Study on Homicide, knives were the weapon of choice in 97,183 homicides in 2017, a full 22% of the world's total. The Chinese government can't stop talking about mass shootings in the US but at the same time try to cover up some of the horrific knife attacks that happen . January 25, 2023. For example, the Be Safe Project in the United Kingdom educates students about the legal, social and health implications of knife crime. Handguns are by far the most common murder weapon used in the United States, accounting for . Six people were also killed and 14 wounded after a man stabbed passers-by on a pedestrian shopping street in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing in June last year. He wants to turn China into an innovation leader by 2035 and a global tech superpower by 2050. The suspect was a 40-year-old man surnamed Yu. The US, in turn, has taken steps to curb its competition by imposing restrictions on the ability for Chinese companies to access American tech. [2] An example of such programs is the Olweus Program, which is originated from Norway and is currently implemented in Australia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. On 4 August 2010, 26-year-old Fang Jiantang () slashed more than 20 children and staff with a 60cm knife, killing three children and a teacher at a kindergarten in Zibo, Shandong province. 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The difference in gun control laws between the two countries was used to explain the disparity in casualties of the school attacks by journalists and politicians, including U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler,[4][5] and an article in the Associated Press noted that despite the different outcomes, an underlying commonality between the attacks was the increased frequency of school attacks because "attackers often seek out the vulnerable, hoping to amplify their outrage before they themselves often commit suicide."[6]. The attacker, identified by his surname Chen, broke into Dongfang Primary School in Hubei province around 10:20 a.m, Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government. Published Oct. 6, 2022 12:17 p.m. PDT. Immediately after the knifings, he was subdued by security guards posted at the Chenpeng school and others across China since a series of attacks against students began in 2010. [4], Based on a report by Tell Mama, there was a 26% increase in anti-Muslim attacks in the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2018. Nine remained in critical condition in the aftermath. [19][20], Another research from California State University, San Bernardino, has found that there was a 78% rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the United States of America in 2015. Last April, two children were killed, and 16 others wounded when a knife-wielding man entered a kindergarten in southern China. According to the World Bank, citing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes International Homicide Statistics database, in 2018, there were 0.5 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in China one tenth of the murder rate in the US. (Gun ownership is tightly controlled in China, where mass attacks usually involve men with a knife, cleaver, or machete.) Note: Data is from 2019, and is estimated. In another such incident in April, in which two children were killed by a knife-wielding man at a kindergarten in southern China. [20] The perpetrators may feel victimized by stress due to the rapid social changes[20] in China during the last 10 years caused by the privatization and decreased social security of China's reform and opening period. The victims were all passersby, mainly middle-aged or elderly women. The Chinese knife attack wounded 22 kids and an 85-year-old woman at Chenpeng village in the southern province of Guangxi. In June 2021, a knife-wielding man stabbed passersby on a pedestrian shopping street in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing, killing six and injuring 14 people. [35][36][37], A man armed with a meat-cleaver slashed eight children on a playground. Murder victims by weapon used in the U.S 2021. We don't have exact figures for this year yet. [2], Some scholars and experts believe that knife crime, mass stabbing and terrorist attacks have caused a surge in Islamophobia. Her death sparked anti-knife campaigns throughout the U.K. [2] This may be due to the exposure of young people to violent behaviour of family members, friends or other members of society, which lead them to think that acts of violence are normal and acceptable. [2][16], Parenting programs were launched in many countries around the world to improve parenting skills. The world is living through its greatest period of uncertainty since the 1930s and the risks of miscalculation and conflict are growing, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to say in advance of the G7. 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However, the Global Health Data Exchange maintains a detailed database that includes estimates of death due to "Physical violence by sharp object" that can serve as a general guideline. [16] The attack was the second in China in just two days. [34], Two adults were killed outside Balijie Primary School, and 44 others were injured after a homemade explosive detonated. [21], At 2:20 am on 26 July 2016, a man launched a knife attack at a center for the disabled people at Sagamihara, a town west of Tokyo, Japan. It was planned that all schools have a security guard by 2013.[63]. appreciated. [24], On 3 June 2017, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing took place in London, England, UK. A group of knife-wielding men attacked a train station in southwestern China on Saturday, killing at least 29 people and injuring more than 130 others in what Chinese officials called a terrorist strike, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Sign up here. He was later arrested by police and stated he carried out the attack as revenge on society after he was arrested twice for theft. The Mizhi county government in Shaanxi province reported that another 10 people have been hospitalized with injuries resulting from the rampage outside the No. There were no reports of any deaths. Just Thursday, a day before the Guangxi stabbings, police announced theyd apprehended a 25-year-old suspect whod confessed to slashing the faces of a number of victimsmostly young womenon Beijings heavily travelled #5 and #10 subway lines.