5 people, including 3 children, were injured in a knife attack in Beijing – ThePrint – ANIFeed

Beijing (China), October 29 (ANI): Five people, including three children, were injured in a stabbing attack in Beijing’s Haidian district, CNN reported citing Chinese police.

The suspect, 50-year-old Tang, was caught at the scene. The injured were taken to hospital and treated. In the statement, it was stated that the authorities confirmed that the injuries were not life-threatening.

In a video shared on social media, two children were seen lying on the ground unresponsive and covered in blood. One was receiving care from an adult; The other was still wearing a backpack, according to CNN.

A third person was seen lying on the ground a short distance away, watched over by several onlookers holding a bloody handkerchief. CNN has not confirmed these images.

Police said the incident occurred at the intersection of Wanquanzhuang Road and Wanliu Middle Road. This location is next to Zhongguancun No. 3 Primary School.

According to a report in Al Jazeera, a fatal stabbing occurred at a suburban supermarket in Shanghai, China, earlier this month; Three people died and 15 people were injured.

The stabbing, the latest in a series of brutal stabbings in major Chinese cities this year, took place in the city’s southwest on October 1.

Shortly after the incident occurred, the 37-year-old suspect surnamed Lin was detained, the local Songjiang police branch said on Tuesday.

Last month, a 10-year-old Japanese student was stabbed in the southern city of Shenzhen. He later died from his injuries, according to Al Jazeera.

Meanwhile, in May, a man killed eight people and injured one with a knife in Xiaogan city in central Hubei province.

Despite a low violent crime rate, China has experienced a series of disturbing stabbings in recent years.

These attacks include targeted violence against schools, such as a stabbing attack at a primary school in 2020, followed by attacks near kindergartens in 2022 and 2023. (MOMENT)

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