A knife attack in Chinas southern Hunan province has killed at least three people, Chinese state media say. Men armed with knives attacked civilians on Friday morning on a street in Changsha, Hunans provincial capital, the media said. One attacker was shot dead by police, it was reported. Officials and police are in attendance. China remains nervous after a stabbing spree in Yunnan province on 1 March left 29 people dead and 143 wounded. There is no confirmed motive for Fridays attack. An unnamed official in Changsha told AFP news agency: I can assure you its not a terror attack. It happened in a market due to some dispute. Local media reports said one attacker appeared to run a bakery and that the attack took place after a row in the shop. In addition to the attacker shot dead by police, another was captured and three escaped, AP news agency reported, citing local media.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:56:16 +0000
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