Beijing stabbing wounds five in rare knife assault

28/10/2024 19:47

        A knife attack in China's capital Beijing wounded five people including three minors on Monday, state television CCTV reported, citing local police.
        
        The rare stabbing in Beijing occurred at about 3:20 p.m. (0720 GMT) near the intersection of Wanquanzhuang Road and Wanliu Zhong Road in the Haidian district, the report said.
        
        The suspect, a 50-year-old male surnamed Tang, was placed under police control, and the five passers-by wounded in the attack were taken to hospital. None of their injuries were life-threatening, it added, and investigations continue.
        
        The site of the attack is where one of the branches of Zhongguancun No.3 Primary School is located and social media posts said the stabbing occurred outside of the school gate, which remains unconfirmed by local police or state media.