2021 Anqing stabbing attack

Mass stabbing in Anqing, Anhui, China
2021 Anqing stabbing attack
LocationAnqing, Anhui, China
DateJune 5, 2021 (2021-06-05)
TargetRandom pedestrians
Attack type
Mass stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths7
Injured13
PerpetratorLiang Wu
MotiveFamily problems (Alleged)

The 2021 Anqing stabbing attack was a mass stabbing in which seven people were killed and 13 others wounded in Anqing, China on June 5, 2021. The attack is believed to have been committed by a single attacker. The attacker wielded a knife and indiscriminately stabbed pedestrians in the streets. The suspected perpetrator was identified as 25 years old and unemployed when the stabbings had occurred. He was later identified as Liang Wu, and was sentenced to death on 15 November 2021 on counts of homicide.[1]

The perpetrator reportedly confessed to the crime and was motivated by his family problems, and was a self described pessimist. He apparently viewed his attack as a way to "vent" from his family issues.[2]

References

  1. ^ "7死13伤！安庆杀人案吴亮获判死刑：从小父母离异，悲观厌世步行街上乱刀砍人_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ^ "As America struggles with gun violence, China faces its own public safety threat: mass stabbings". cnn.com. 9 June 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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