16 people including 3 children found dead in China's Yunnan

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - A suspect is in custody after 16 people including three children were found dead in their homes Thursday in a village in southwestern China's Yunnan Province, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, quoting local authorities, Kyodo reports.

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An initial investigation showed that the seven men, six women, and three children from six households in Yema Village, Huize County, had all been killed, according to local police.

A man was detained in the provincial capital of Kunming, about 200 kilometers from the crime scene, local police said.

Huize County's public security bureau received a report of the case at 7:39 a.m.

An investigation is under way.

Source: Kyodo