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Guangzhou police apprehend suspect following knife attack in university town
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Guangzhou police apprehend suspect following knife attack in university town

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  • Guangzhou police arrested a 35-year-old man surnamed Li after he allegedly attacked pedestrians with a knife near a hotpot restaurant in the city's Panyu district.
  • All injured victims were hospitalized and are reported to be in non-life-threatening condition.

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The incident occurred in the university town district of Guangzhou, specifically on Xiaoguwei Island.

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Guangzhou police apprehended a man in the city’s university town district after receiving reports that he was wielding a knife and injuring pedestrians, according to a police statement.

According to an alert by the Panyu district branch of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, at about 5.20pm local time, emergency services received calls about multiple stabbings in front of a hotpot restaurant in the district’s Xiaoguwei Island.

The bureau said in a social media post that police promptly arrived and injured individuals were sent to hospital for treatment, with none in life-threatening condition after treatment.

A 35-year-old male suspect surnamed Li was apprehended, and the bureau said the case was under further investigation.

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  • The Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau will conduct a formal investigation into the suspect.

    Very likely · Within weeks

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  • What was the motive behind the attack?
  • How many individuals were injured in total?

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This article was originally published by SCMP News.

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