Police arrest man after multiple people wounded in China knife attack
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Guangzhou, China, following a knife attack outside a restaurant that left multiple people injured. Police are currently investigating the incident, which occurred in a shopping district.
Why it matters
The incident adds to a series of high-profile public violence cases in China, raising concerns about public safety and social stability.
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 p.m. on Monday (September 14), a police statement said later that evening.
Several people sustained "non-life-threatening" injuries, the statement added.
It did not give the number of victims or a suspected motive.
Footage of the incident posted online suggested the attacks took place in a shopping centre and showed at least three victims with wounds to their faces.
A video seemingly captured from CCTV showed a man in a face mask stabbing a woman in the face as he walked past her in front of a restaurant.
Another video showed police rushing into a shopping centre and pedestrians fleeing.
Police said they are investigating the case.
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