Kaiyuan stabbing attack explained

Kaiyuan stabbing attack
Location:	Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China
Target:	Civilian passersby
Date:	27 December 2020
Time:	08:15 a.m.
Type:	Mass stabbing, school attack
Fatalities:	7
Injuries:	7
Accused:	Yang Moufeng

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

Attack

Seven people were killed and seven others injured during a mass stabbing attack near a school in Kaiyuan, in the 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 60s.^[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