Knife Attack

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An employee disinfects and cleans the classroom of a kindergarten in China. (AFP)

Security guard injures at least 39 in knife attack at China kindergarten

Local government in the Guangxi region’s Cangwu county said 37 students and two adults suffered injuries of varying degrees in the attack

04 Jun 2020 12:59 PM

The reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained. An investigation into the incident is underway. (Photo: FIle)

K'taka Cong MLA Tanveer Sait attacked with knife, accused in custody

The MLA was rushed to a hospital and the attacker has been taken into police custody.

18 Nov 2019 11:46 AM

The incident sparked public outrage as Monday marked the start of classes for school students. (Representational Image)

8 school children killed in knife attack in China

The incident happened at around 8:00 am on Monday at Chaoyangpo grade school in the town of Baiyangping.

03 Sep 2019 1:52 PM

Violent crime is rare in China compared with many other countries, especially in major cities where security is tight, but there has been a series of knife and axe attacks in recent years, many targeting children. (Representational Image)

Woman attacks kindergarten kids with knife in China, 14 injured

The 39-year-old, identified only by her surname Liu, launched the attack as children returned from morning exercises.

26 Oct 2018 11:26 AM

Knife attacks are not uncommon in China. Incidents have targeted schoolchildren in the past, forcing authorities to increase security around schools. (Representational Image)

China executes man who stabbed nine children to death

Zhao Zewei was sentenced to death in July for massacre -- reportedly motivated by a grudge against school, which he had attended as a child.

27 Sep 2018 1:31 PM

Chaman Lal (in pic), a local politician, and his wife Vidya Wati were taken to a hospital with minor cuts and injuries on Sunday afternoon after the armed robbery at their shop Uplands Fruits on Sandwell Road. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-origin couple slashed with knife in UK fruit store robbery

Police said a 45-year-old man and woman aged 33 were arrested on suspicion of the robbery and remain in police custody for questioning.

24 Sep 2018 8:39 PM

The attack took place as people had gathered in a square by the river in Hengdong county. (Photo: AFP)

9 killed, 46 injured as man rams SUV into crowd in China

The driver, Zanyun, first ploughed through people with his vehicle and later got out of it and went on rampage attacking people with knife.

13 Sep 2018 3:03 PM

The incident took place just after 11:00pm (2100 GMT) on the banks of a canal in the northeast of the capital. (Photo: AP)

UK tourists among 7 injured in Paris knife attack, say police

A source close to the inquiry said the suspect, believed to be an Afghan national, has been arrested.

10 Sep 2018 8:20 AM

Chinese police is teaching citizens to take care of themselves in dangerous situations (Photo: Pixabay)

This video by Chinese police about surviving a knife attack is hilarious

The video has gone viral as people couldn’t help but laugh at the surprising ending.

01 Jun 2018 6:22 PM

A footage from the scene shows her calmly sitting on a wall with the weapon sticking out just below her right eye while passers-by come to her aid.A footage from the scene shows her calmly sitting on a wall with the weapon sticking out just below her right eye while passers-by come to her aid.

Teenager is left with a knife stuck in face after being robbed in Malaysia

The 19-year-old shop assistant had finished work and was walking home when a robber confronted her.

15 May 2018 11:30 AM

In February, a knife-wielding man with a personal grudge killed a woman and injured 12 others in a busy Beijing shopping mall — a rare act of violence in the heavily policed capital. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Man with knife kills 7 children in China, wounds 19

The incident took place at around 6:10 pm local time, the department said, without providing further details.

27 Apr 2018 7:17 PM

Three men and 10 women were sent to hospital after the attack and one woman died of her injuries, police said. The others were all expected to recover. (Photo: Representational | File)

1 woman killed, 12 injured after knife attack in Beijing shopping mall

Beijing police said in a short statement they had detained a man over the early afternoon attack at the Joy City Mall in the Xidan district.

11 Feb 2018 3:27 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath meets 6-year-old buy Hrithik at the hospital. (Photo: ANI)

'Didi' with short hair attacked me with knife to call off school: 6-yr-old UP boy

The six-year-old boy has deep wounds on the chest and stomach, but is said to be out of danger.

18 Jan 2018 6:43 PM

Authorities said several people were hurt but no one sustained life-threatening injuries. (Representational Image | Photo: File)

Man stabs people in Munich, several injured

Police have launched a hunt for the suspect, who they described as a man in his 40s.

21 Oct 2017 3:20 PM

The deaths came with France still on high alert following a string of terror attacks which began in January 2015 when jihadist gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, killing 12. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

2 dead in knife attack at France train station; assailant shot dead

Local prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said the knifeman had been shot by soldiers, while the Marseille police urged people to avoid the area.

01 Oct 2017 7:12 PM

Police secure the scene in downtown Brussels after a reported attack on Belgian Army soldiers on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Islamic State claims Brussels knife attacker as their own

The Federal Prosecutor's Office said the man was known to police for assault charges but had no previous terror-related offenses.

27 Aug 2017 3:46 PM

The Indira Nagar Police arrested all the five accused, who attacked a Chinese national with knives in Bengaluru. (Photo: File/Representational)

Police arrest 5 for attacking Chinese national with knives in Bengaluru

The police have also recovered two 2-wheelers from the accused, which were used for committing crime.

31 Jul 2017 10:05 AM

Police officers are securing evidence in front of the supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, where a man with a knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded four others as he fled, police said. He was then arrested. (Photo: AP)

1 dead, 6 injured in knife attack at supermarket in Hamburg

The attacker had been scheduled to be deported, but the process had been held up as he lacked identity papers, Scholz said.

29 Jul 2017 10:31 AM

The assailant entered the supermarket in the city's Barmbek district on Friday afternoon and stabbed customers before fleeing, police said. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Germany: 1 dead, many hurt after knife attack at Hamburg supermarket

The police said on Twitter that they don't have information on the assailant's motive or on the exact number of victims.

28 Jul 2017 8:47 PM

Spain has been spared the type of jihadist violence that has occurred in nearby France, Belgium and Germany. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Man attacks police on Morocco-Spain border while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’

The knife-wielding man was subsequently detained, Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said.

25 Jul 2017 4:03 PM

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