{
  "id": 7482041,
  "title": "Police arrest man after multiple people wounded in China knife attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/police-arrest-man-after-multiple-people-wounded-in-china-knife-attack-7482041",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:19:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-hongkongfp",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/15/police-arrest-man-after-multiple-people-wounded-in-china-knife-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Guangzhou, southern China, have apprehended a 35-year-old man suspected of wounding several individuals in a knife attack outside a hot pot restaurant. The incident occurred on Monday at 5:20 PM in Panyu district. Authorities confirmed that the suspect, whose surname is Li, carried out the attack. Several people were injured, though none sustained life-threatening injuries, according to a police statement. The exact number of victims and the motive behind the attack remain undisclosed. Online footage of the incident depicted the scene, which took place in a shopping center, with at least three victims sustaining wounds to their faces. CCTV footage showed a masked man stabbing a woman in the face as he passed her in front of a restaurant. Another video captured police rushing into the shopping center as pedestrians fled in panic. Investigations into the case are currently underway. China has experienced several high-profile knife attacks in recent years, such as an incident in Shanghai in May where three people, including two Japanese citizens, were injured, and another in November 2024 where a former vocational college student killed eight and wounded 17 after failing his exams.",
  "summary": "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 […]",
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Police arrest man after multiple people wounded in China knife attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/police-arrest-man-after-multiple-people-wounded-in-china-knife-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:19:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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