Police arrest man after multiple people wounded in China knife attack
Police in southern China said they have arrested a man who wounded multiple people in a knife attack outside a hot pot restaurant. Authorities received reports that the suspect, a 35-year-old surnamed Li, had carried out the attack in Guangzhou’s Panyu district at 5:20 pm on Monday, a police statement said later that evening. Several […]
Police in Guangzhou, southern China, have apprehended a 35-year-old man named Li after he allegedly carried out a knife attack outside a hot pot restaurant. The incident occurred at 5:20 pm on Monday in the Panyu district. According to a police statement, several individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries, though the exact number of victims was not disclosed.
Online footage of the event suggested the attack took place in a shopping center, with at least three victims sustaining wounds to their faces. CCTV footage appeared to show a man in a face mask stabbing a woman in the face as he passed her near a restaurant, with other videos depicting police rushing into the shopping center and pedestrians fleeing in panic.
Authorities are currently investigating the case. China has witnessed several high-profile knife attacks in recent years, including a May 2024 incident in Shanghai where three people, including two Japanese citizens, were injured, and a November 2024 attack in eastern China, where a former student killed eight and wounded 17 after failing his exams.
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