Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Stabbing Victims in Beijing

August 9th, 2008 at 09:57am Under Olympic Buzz

A Chinese man stabbed the in-laws of the U.S. Olympic men’s volleyball coach, killing one and injuring the other while they visited a Beijing tourist site near the main venue where Olympic competition began Saturday, officials said.

The victims were Todd and Barbara Bachman, parents of former Olympian Elisabeth Bachman who is married to men’s volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon. Bachman’s father was killed.

The assailant also stabbed and injured a Chinese tour guide with the Americans. He then committed suicide by throwing himself off a 130-foot-high balcony of the ancient landmark the Americans were visiting, the 13th century Drum Tower, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Xinhua identified the attacker as Tang Yongming, 47, from the eastern city of Hangzhou. It said Tang attacked the two Americans and their Chinese tour guide on the second level of the ancient tower, then leapt to his death immediately afterward.

Seibel said it was “too early to say” whether security would be stepped up for the U.S. team. But some athletes were already thinking about it.

Source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008102388_olystabbing09.html
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