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Article: Chinese man kills relative of US Olympic coach.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- August 9, 2008
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Chinese man kills relative of US Olympic coach
Beijing, Aug 9 (PTI) A Chinese man attacked two relatives of a US Olympic coach killing one and injuring the other at a historical landmark here and jumped himself to death, team officials and state media said.
The 47-year-old man also attacked and injured a Chinese tour guide at the historic Drum Tower and then committed suicide by throwing himself from the 40 meters high second story of the tower at around 12:20 pm, just eight kilometres from the main Olympics site, a spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Government Information office said.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) identified the ...