Chinese police have arrested a man suspected of killing 19 people, including three children, who were found dead in different locations in a remote south-western village. Mass killings are rare in China and the incident dominated discussion on social media platforms. Yang Qingpei, born in 1989, was arrested in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province and about 124 miles (200km) from the site of the murders in Yema, Yunnan police said. The bodies were found on Thursday at different locations in the village, according to a state-backed news website, ThePaper.cn, which said the suspect had given authorities some details. The public security bureau in the nearby city of Qujing told Reuters it was investigating.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2016 12:33 UTC