Knife assault in South China hospital leaves 10 useless, a number of wounded | World News
A hospital in southwest China got here below assault on Tuesday, with no less than 10 killed and sure dozens wounded within the incident. The state media didn’t specify the character of the assault, however the CCTV digicam footage launched on social media reveals an individual wielding a knife contained in the premises of the hospital.
“The incident occurred at an area hospital and as of 1:20 pm (0520 GMT)… greater than 10 individuals have been wounded or killed,” state information company Xinhua stated.
The authorities are nonetheless investigating the character of the assault and the motive behind it. The incident befell in Zhenxiong County in southwestern Yunnan province of China.
“It occurred round 11 within the morning… it is nonetheless a bit chaotic, they’re nonetheless figuring out the numbers,” an area resident instructed The Paper.
Violent crimes of such nature, particularly in public locations, are extraordinarily uncommon in China as a consequence of their strict firearms coverage. Whereas the legislation strictly prohibits residents from proudly owning firearms, there have been an increase within the variety of stabbings previously few years.
Final August in Yunnan, two individuals died and 7 others have been wounded after a person with a historical past of psychological sickness attacked individuals with a knife. The month earlier than that, six individuals have been killed and one wounded in a kindergarten stabbing in southern China’s Guangdong province.
