A knife attack occurred in Guangzhou's Xiaoguwei Island area on Monday evening around 5:20 PM local time, resulting in injuries to multiple pedestrians near a hotpot restaurant. Police apprehended a suspect who allegedly targeted victims' faces, leading to bloodied individuals being photographed sitting on the ground and transported to hospitals for treatment, with none of the injured reported to be in critical condition.
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On Monday evening, a knife attack occurred in Guangzhou, China, near Xiaoguwei Island in the Panyu district. Emergency services received calls around 5:20 PM local time about stabbings occurring outside a hotpot restaurant. Police apprehended a suspect who had been targeting pedestrians with a knife; online photos showed victims sitting on the ground covered in blood. According to the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, several people were injured, but none of them were in life-threatening condition after receiving medical treatment at local hospitals. The incident took place in the city’s university town area and raised concerns about public safety.
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Knife attack in China’s Guangzhou leaves multiple people injured
Police apprehend suspect who appeared to target faces as online photos show bloodied victims sitting on ground
Police in Guangzhou said on Monday they had apprehended a man in the southern Chinese city’s university town district after receiving reports that he was wielding a knife and injuring pedestrians.
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Emergency services started receiving calls around 5.20pm local time about multiple stabbings in front of a hotpot restaurant in the Xiaoguwei Island area of Panyu district, according to an alert sent out by the district branch of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.
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The bureau said in a social media post that police promptly arrived and the injured individuals were sent to hospital, with none in life-threatening condition after treatment.
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