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Singapore makes arrest in rare triple killing
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-09-19 16:13

SINGAPORE -- Singapore police arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of killing three women and wounding a fourth in a stabbing attack early Friday, a rare spasm of violence in the tightly controlled city-state.

Police said in a statement that two knives were found at the scene of the attack, an apartment complex in the Yishun neighborhood.

Police said the suspect and victims are of Chinese descent, but couldn't confirm if they were Singaporeans or Chinese nationals.

Violent crime is very rare in Singapore, which has a population of 4.6 million people. Police said there were 12 reported murder cases in the first six months of the year and 18 last year.