Chinese authorities say seven middle school students have been killed in a stabbing rampage in the country's northwest. State broadcaster CCTV said the attack happened Friday evening in Shaanxi province's Mizhi county as students were leaving the No. 3 Middle School. China tightly restricts private gun ownership, making knives and homemade explosives the most common weapons used in violent crimes. No information was given as to a motive, although reports in Chinese social media said the suspect had once been a pupil at the school.

Source: CBC News April 27, 2018 15:56 UTC