Some Japanese companies in China have offered to send their staff and their families back home after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a Japanese executive and employees of Japanese firms in Beijing said on Friday.

Japan has formally requested that China provide a comprehensive explanation regarding the circumstances of the attack

A 10-year-old Japanese boy has died following a stabbing attack close to his school in Shenzhen in southern China. Japan’s foreign ministry has warned its citizens living in China to be vigilant and take extra precautions for their safety.