Two girls killed by neighbor, police say

Two girls who went missing on International Children's Day were found dead in the room of a neighbor, police in Dalian of Liaoning province said on Friday.

The suspect, surnamed Li, 36, has confessed to the killing. He said he lured the two girls to his apartment and then killed them.

On Thursday afternoon, a man surnamed Nan reported to police at Dalian's Xigang district that his 7-year-old granddaughter and a 9-year-old girl who is their neighbor were missing after playing downstairs at about 10 am on Thursday.