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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/olympics.murder/index.html

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- An American man was killed and American woman attending the Olympics was wounded in downtown Beijing Saturday by a Chinese man who then killed himself, according to China's official news agency, Xinhua.

A Chinese tour guide, a woman, was also wounded in the attack, which happened around noon at the Drum Tower, a popular tourist site, Xinhua reported.

The attacker, identified as a 47-year-old man from the eastern Chinese city Hangzhou, jumped to his death from the second level of the Drum Tower, a spokesman for the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office told Xinhua.

The official said both U.S. citizens had entered China with tourist visas. The report did not say how they were attacked.



Wonder if he knew they were Americans....

Why do people have to hurt others BEFORE they take their own life.... you want to kill yourself... fine... do it....just don't kill someone else in the process

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We sort of stick out by the way we look and dress.

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That pic would probably be funnier if someone wouldn't have been killed today being an American tourist.

On another day I could laugh about that more, but that pic seems a little in poor taste due to today's events.

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Someone said we stick out, and he posted a picture of typical American tourists, and its a funny picture, he wasn't being offensive at all.

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Thank you ,you are exactly right.
I don't know why some people on here are so touchy.Take it easy,you'll probably live longer without so much stress.

The couple that were attacked were the parents of a former member of the US WOmens Volleyball squad and the in laws of the current mens volleyball coach.


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I like the "Already" in the title, like we were expecting it, just not quite this fast.

Anyone know if any news come out as to a motive yet? Whether or not the victims were sought out, or random?

On television last night they said that they have no reason to believe it was anything more than a random act of violence by a deranged individual...