At least 4 US school instructors sustained non-life-threatening accidents in a stabbing assault in northeastern China, officers confirmed.
“I am in touch with Iowa’s federal delegation and the state department in response to this horrifying attack,” mentioned Kim Reynolds, the governor of US state of Iowa, the place the US instructors are from.
The assault was reported on Monday within the Jilin metropolis of the Jilin province, the place the instructors have been related to Beihua University.
The purpose for the assault stays unclear whereas there was no report in regards to the attackers but.
Footage from the incident website reveals the 4 instructors bleeding and mendacity on the bottom.
They have been deployed by Iowa-based Cornell College which has cooperative relationship with Beihua University since 2018.
According to the day by day South China Morning Post, “nearly all the images and discussion of the incident have since been removed in China, where social media platforms are heavily censored.”
While the location of the assault is 1 kilometer (simply over half a mile) from authorities workplaces, it added: “An officer at the nearest police station said on Tuesday that he had ‘no comment’ when asked about the incident.”
Hu Xijin, a Chinese journalist identified for his commentary on safety points, “condemned” the assault.
“Regardless of the attacker’s motive, this incident is an isolated case in the broader context of Chinese society. Chinese public’s general sentiment toward foreign tourists in marketplaces and tourist spots is friendly,” he mentioned on X.
Notably, China reported at the least three knife-stabbing incidents final month wherein 13 folks have been killed within the provinces of Hubei, Yunnan, and Hunan.
Source: www.anews.com.tr