Kaiyuan stabbing attack explained

Kaiyuan stabbing attack
Location:	Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China
Target:	Civilian passersby
Date:	27 December 2020
Time:	8:15 a.m.
Type:	Mass stabbing
Fatalities:	7
Injuries:	7
Accused:	Yang Moufeng

On 27 December 2020, a man stabbed fourteen people in Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China, killing seven.^{[1] [2]}

Attack

Seven people were killed and seven others injured in 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: China: Police arrest suspect in stabbing attack in Kaiyuan City, Liaoning Province, the morning of Dec. 27 . GardaWorld . Garda . 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: Seven killed in random stabbing attack outside Chinese school . NY Post . 27 December 2020 . 27 December 2020.
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55460642 Seven killed in knife attack in China's Liaoning province
4. https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/12/knife-wielding-man-kills-7-in-random-attack-in-northeast-china/ Knife-wielding man kills 7 in 'random' attack in northeast China