Beijing: Police in China today arrested a man suspected of killing 16 people, including three children, found dead in a remote southwestern village, state media said.
Mass killings are rare in China and the incident dominated discussion on social media platforms. It was not immediately clear how the victims were killed, or what the motive was.
The suspect was arrested in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, about 200 km from Yema, the site of the murders, state news agency Xinhua said, adding that the victims were members of six families.
The bodies were found today at different locations in the village, a state-backed news website, ThePaper.cn, said, adding that the suspect had given authorities some details of the incident.
The public security bureau in the nearby city of Qujing told Reuters it was investigating the incident, but declined to provide details.
Mass killings are rare in China and the incident dominated discussion on social media platforms. It was not immediately clear how the victims were killed, or what the motive was.
The suspect was arrested in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, about 200 km from Yema, the site of the murders, state news agency Xinhua said, adding that the victims were members of six families.
The public security bureau in the nearby city of Qujing told Reuters it was investigating the incident, but declined to provide details.
© Thomson Reuters 2016
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