More than ten people died or are seriously injured after being attacked this Tuesday by a man who entered a hospital in Zhenxiong municipality, in Yunnan province, in southwest China, and stabbed workers and patients, according to reports. state media, which did not specify the nature of said assault.
“The incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. (six hours less in Spain),” added the state agency Xinhua.
Images published by the state-run information website The Paper show a man pointing a knife at another individual who is raising a stick to defend himself in the lobby of a hospital, while the Police arrive at the scene.
Mass crimes are rare in China, a country where citizens are prohibited from owning firearms. In recent years, however, a series of knife attacks have been recorded.
In August, two people were killed and seven others injured in Yunnan in a stabbing attack by a man with a history of mental disorders.
The previous month, six people were killed and one injured in a similar attack, this time at a kindergarten in the southern province of Guangdong.
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