Suicide gunman kills three in Chinese court

12 April 2012

A man shot dead three people during a trial at the People's Court in the Chinese city of Yongzhou today before killing himself.

Private gun ownership is tightly regulated in China but the country has seen a rise in violent crime amid free-market reforms and a loosening of social controls.

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