BEIJING — A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai killed three people and injured 15 others, local police said.

A 37-year-old man surnamed Lin was taken into custody by police responding to the report of the attack Monday evening, the local Songjiang police branch said in a statement Tuesday.

Eighteen people were sent to hospital for treatment, and three later died.

An investigation is underway, the statement said.

A knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai killed three people and injured 15 others, local police said.{ai:summary}<p>A knife attack at a Shanghai supermarket resulted in three fatalities and 15 injuries. The assailant, a 37-year-old man named Lin, has been arrested by local police.</p><p>Eighteen victims were hospitalized following the incident, and an investigation is currently ongoing. #crime</p>

Knife attack in Shanghai supermarket kills 3, injures 15 others

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