2 Japanese killed in China's Dalian, Chinese suspect detained

Security authorities cite business dispute as motivation for incident

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A security guard stands outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing in 2024.  © AP

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Two Japanese nationals have been killed in Dalian, northeastern China, and a Chinese suspect has been detained, an official from the Japanese Embassy in Beijing said Tuesday.

The two victims were male, according to sources familiar with Sino-Japanese relations. The Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang was informed by Chinese security authorities on May 25 that the duo had been murdered, with a business dispute cited as the motivation.

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