Yang Jia
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 15 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 27,1980 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Beijing |
| China | |
| Date of died | November 26,2008 |
| Died | Shanghai |
| China | |
| Criminal penalty | Capital punishment |
| Injured | 4 |
| Killed | 6 |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Target(s) | Police officers |
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| ID | 1156739 |
Yang Jia Life story
Yang Jia was a Chinese citizen executed for murdering six Shanghai police officers with a knife. Yang received international media attention for the public sympathy accorded to him in China, where, according to exiled writer Ma Jian, Yang has become "a sort of national hero. "