Chinese teenager 'kills eight in knife attack'

A teenager has killed eight people and wounded five others in a knife attack in China's Liaoning province, state media says.

The attack happened late on Wednesday in Yongling township, a Xinhua report said.

Those killed included two relatives of the suspect's girlfriend and six other people, the report said. The injured were receiving treatment, it added.

The suspect has been detained by police.

According to the Legal Daily, the incident followed a row between the suspect and his girlfriend.

-BBC