Man Stabs Seven Minors, Two Adults Near School in China

The wounded people were hospitalized, and the attacker detained.

BEIJING (Sputnik) — An unidentified man stabbed seven teenagers and two adults with a knife in the Chinese province of Shaanxi, local media reported Friday, citing police.

#UPDATE Seven pupils and two adults injured by a 58-year-old knife-wielding man in northwest China’s Shaanxi on Friday, police report pic.twitter.com/zVW1PLymh9

— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) 25 ноября 2016 г.

​The incident occurred near a school in the city of Hanzhong at around 12 p.m. local time (16:00 GMT). The perpetrator was detained by police.

The injured in the incident have been hospitalized, while no details about their condition have been provided yet. Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.