August 09, 2008

Murder in Beijing; Chinese man kills U.S. tourist

In a random attack, a Chinese man attacked two American tourists and their Chinese guide, killing one of them, and then committed suicide by leaping to his death. The New York Times reports that the death has cast a pall over Beijing just a day after the well-received opening ceremonies.

A few days ago, I had suggested that there might be a violent or disruptive event at the time of the opening ceremonies. This killing, coupled with some minor protests that occurred the day prior to the opening of games would appear to have fulfilled that energy in the charts.

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