Police are investigating whether the suspect, believed to be a recent graduate, carried out the attack after he failed an exam and was denied a graduation certificate

Police say a 21-year-old student went on a stabbing rampage in China's eastern city of Yixing, leaving at least 8 people dead and 17 wounded.

The incident occurred at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology around 6:30pm today (local time).

Suspect is a former student at the school who was meant to graduate this year but failed his exams, say police.

Police said the suspect was a 21-year-old former student at the school, who was meant to graduate this year, but had failed his exams.

Beijing: Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday (Nov 16) in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect, a former student, has been arrested, police said. The attack took place in the evening at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in t

A stabbing spree in Wuxi, China, left 8 dead and 17 injured. Authorities are investigating the motive behind the attack by a 21-year-old student.

Eight killed, 17 injured in stabbing attack at Chinese school; suspect detained, motive linked to academic and financial frustrations.

A stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday left eight people dead and 17 others injured, local police said. The attack took place at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, a smaller city within Wuxi, at around 6:30…

Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect -- a former student -- has been arrested, police said.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a stabbing incident in the city of Wuxi, police say.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A former student allegedly used a knife to attack dozens of students at a college in Yixing, China, causing eight deaths and wounding 17 others Saturday evening.