A police sniper shot dead a knife-wielding man holding a boy hostage at a school in southwestern China on Friday.The man had earlier stabbed a number of pupils at the school in Kunming, Yunnan province, police said in a short statement.Seven people were wounded in the attack and were being treated in hospital.The police did not disclose any other fatalities, or the name of the attacker.“The investigation of the case is being carried out urgently,” police said.Footage released by police showed…

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