Police in Guangzhou arrest a man after a knife attack in the city’s university town area leaves multiple people injured. According to a police statement cited by outlets, the alert comes from the Panyu district, where emergency services receive reports of stabbings near a hotpot restaurant in the Xiaoguwei Island area around 5:20pm local time. Authorities say the suspect is taken into custody after the incident.
Accounts of the attack’s details vary slightly between reports. Channel NewsAsia says the suspect appears to target victims’ faces, while the South China Morning Post focuses on the police notification and the location and timing of the incident. Both describe the event as a knife attack involving pedestrians in the university town district and confirm that police apprehend the attacker.
No outlet cited in the provided excerpts specifies the number of injured people, the victims’ conditions, or a confirmed motive. Authorities continue to handle the case following the arrest.
