Knife-wielding man kills six in eastern China

A man armed with a knife killed six people and wounded 14 others in a city in eastern China, without knowing the motives for the attack, state media reported on Sunday..

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Anqing, a city of 5 million inhabitants, in Anhui province, 430 km west of Shanghai, state television CCTV reported..

The previous balance reported five deaths and 15 wounded.

The sixth fatality, hospitalized in serious condition, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, the channel reported, adding that another person was in serious condition..

A 25-year-old suspect, an unemployed and “raging” man, was detained, the Anqing Public Security Bureau said in a statement posted on the Weibo social network..

An investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of the attack, which occurred in a pedestrian and commercial street in Anqing, a city located 1,200 km south of Beijing..

Knife attacks are not uncommon in China, a country that severely restricts access to firearms..

Last April, a man used a knife to kill two children and injure 16 others at a school in southern China..

Violent crime has increased in recent decades in China, as economic growth has widened the gap between rich and poor.