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Man kills 2 at Forbidden City, then tries suicide

Source: AFP | October 26, 2013, Saturday | Print Edition

Two people were stabbed to death yesterday at Beijing’s Forbidden City, the vast former imperial palace that is China’s top tourist attraction, by a man who then attempted suicide, police said.

The violence at the world heritage site was a brawl among employees, Beijing police said in a post on their account on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

Police identified the assailant as a 49-year-old Beijing resident surnamed Zheng and said he was taken to hospital after trying to kill himself following the knifing.

Xinhua news agency cited museum sources as saying no tourists were hurt.

No details of the trio’s jobs were available.

The Forbidden City, the sprawling former home of China’s emperors, hosts more than 14 million visitors annually, the museum said.

China has a low murder rate, although there have been occasional previous incidents at tourist landmarks.

 

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