7 students killed in knife attack at Chinese school
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Seven students were killed Friday in a stabbing rampage at a middle school in China's northwest, authorities said.
State broadcaster CCTV said the attack happened in Shaanxi province's Mizhi county as students were leaving the No. 3 Middle School. It said 12 other students were injured.
A suspect identified by the surname Zhao has been arrested, it said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}China tightly restricts private gun ownership, making knives and homemade explosives the most common weapons employed in violent crimes.
No information was given as to a motive, although reports on Chinese social media said the suspect had once been a pupil at the school.