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Knife attack in China’s Guangzhou leaves multiple people injured

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Bela, V. (2026, September 14). Knife attack in China’s Guangzhou leaves multiple people injured. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3367491/chinese-knife-attack-leaves-multiple-people-injured-guangzhou?utm_source=rss_feed

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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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Story summary

On September 14, a knife attacker injured multiple people outside a hotpot restaurant in the Xiaoguwei Island area of Panyu district, Guangzhou, China. Police received reports at around 5:20 pm local time and quickly apprehended a 35-year-old man surnamed Li who had been wielding a knife. Online footage showed several victims with facial wounds sitting on the ground while others fled the scene. Emergency services rushed to the area, and none of the injured were in life-threatening condition after receiving medical treatment at hospitals. The attack occurred amid a series of high-profile knife incidents in China, such as an incident in Shanghai earlier that year where three people, including two Japanese citizens, were wounded.

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Narrative

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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2026-09-14 · South China Morning Post

Knife attack in China’s Guangzhou leaves multiple people injured · mixed framing

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he → leave → pedestrians

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. uncertain

services → start → Bureau

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. asserted

none → say → treatment