Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts

US tourist attacked and killed in Beijing

By Staff
{image-beijing+dark rings_09082008.jpg news.oneindia.in}Beijing, Aug 9: Chinese man on Saturday attacked and killed an American tourist in central Beijing, one day after the Olympic Games opened in the Chinese capital, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The man attacked two Americans as well as their Chinese guide at the historic Drum Tower monument, a popular tourist site, Xinhua said. One tourist was killed in the attack and the other two people were injured, said Xinhua. The assailant then committed suicide by jumping off the second story of the monument, according to the agency. The report gave no details as to the nature of the attack, or the motive.

OneIndia News


Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 16:25 [IST]
Other articles published on Aug 24, 2017