Kaiyuan stabbing attack
| Kaiyuan stabbing attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China |
| Date | 27 December 2020 08:15 a.m. |
| Target | Civilian passersby |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, school attack |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 7 |
| Accused | Yang Moufeng |
On December 27, 2020, a man stabbed fourteen people in Kaiyuan, China, killing seven.[1][2]
Attack
Seven people were killed and seven others injured during a mass stabbing attack near a school in Kaiyuan, in the Liaoning province. As the school was closed at the time of the incident, no students or teachers were hurt. The victims were all passersby, mainly middle-aged or elderly women. The attacker then stabbed and wounded a policeman before being arrested.[3] The suspect, identified as Yang Moufeng, is a man in his 60s.[4]
References
- ^ "China: Police arrest suspect in stabbing attack in Kaiyuan City, Liaoning Province, the morning of Dec. 27". GardaWorld. Garda. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Seven killed in random stabbing attack outside Chinese school". NY Post. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Seven killed in knife attack in China's Liaoning province
- ^ Knife-wielding man kills 7 in ‘random’ attack in northeast China
