Chinese woman who tried to shield Japanese mother and her child from bus stop knife attack dies
6 months, 1 week ago

Chinese woman who tried to shield Japanese mother and her child from bus stop knife attack dies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese woman, who tried to protect a Japanese mother and her child during a knife attack at a bus stop earlier this week in China, has succumbed to her injuries, officials said. Hu Youping, who worked as a school bus attendant, was injured after a man attempted to attack a bus carrying students in Suzhou city in the latest knife attack on foreigners in the country. The mother was waiting at the bus stop to pick up her child from a nearby Japanese school when the attack happened, reported Japanese public broadcaster NHK. “Recently, stabbings have been reported in public places throughout China,” the Japanese consulate in Shanghai said in a statement.

History of this topic

Spate of deadly mass attacks shocks China as dozens killed
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Another mass attack in China: Several children injured as car rams school gate in Hunan
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Several children injured in vehicle collision at school gate in China’s Hunan province
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Murder of Japanese Schoolboy Casts Shadow Over China-Japan Relations
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills three, injures 15 others
3 months, 1 week ago
Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others
3 months, 1 week ago
Japan asks China to ensure safety of its citizens after a Japanese schoolboy was fatally stabbed
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Deadly attacks on Japanese in China inflame tenuous relations between the two nations
3 months, 2 weeks ago
10-year-old Japanese boy dies after being stabbed near his school in China
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Japan demands answers after schoolboy, 10, fatally stabbed in China
3 months, 3 weeks ago
A Japanese student stabbed near his school in China has died, Japanese officials say
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13, police say
4 months ago
Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13, police say
4 months ago
Knife attack at a school bus stop in China wounds 3, including a Japanese mother and child
6 months, 2 weeks ago
China: Another knife attack at school bus stop hurts three, including a Japanese mother and child
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Japanese mother and child stabbed in China in front of school bus
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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