Kaiyuan stabbing attack
| Kaiyuan stabbing attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China |
| Date | 27 December 2020 8:15 a.m. |
| Target | Civilian passersby |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 7 |
| Accused | Yang Moufeng |
On 27 December 2020, a man stabbed fourteen people in Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China, killing seven.[1][2]
Attack
[edit]Seven people were killed and seven others injured during a mass stabbing attack near a school in Kaiyuan, in 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 sixties.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
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