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At least six people have been injured in a knife attack at a station in Guangzhou, Chinese officials say.At least six people have been injured in a knife attack at a station in Guangzhou, Chinese officials say.
Police shot one of the attackers, a statement from the city's public security bureau said.Police shot one of the attackers, a statement from the city's public security bureau said.
There is no information yet on the motivation for this attack, but it comes a week after an attack on a station in Urumqi, in the western region in Xinjiang. There is no information yet on the motivation for this attack, but it comes a week after an attack at a station in Urumqi, in the western region in Xinjiang.
It also follows an attack at Kunming station in March that killed 29 people.It also follows an attack at Kunming station in March that killed 29 people.
Chinese authorities have blamed both these attacks on separatists from the Muslim Uighur minority group, which lives in Xinjiang.Chinese authorities have blamed both these attacks on separatists from the Muslim Uighur minority group, which lives in Xinjiang.
An image posted by the People's Daily showed crowds evacuated from the station and an ambulance at the scene. It is not clear yet how many people were involved in Tuesday's attack. Local media carried conflicting accounts, with some reporting four attackers, while others said there were two young men, one of whom managed to get away.
Guangzhou Daily on its Weibo microblog quoted a store owner who said the suspects had waited by his shop for about two hours, covering their baggage with clothing.
They suddenly let out a shout, pulled out knives from their bags, and began attacking people in the station, including porters and passengers, the paper said.
Pictures by the People's Daily and agencies showed crowds evacuated from the railway station, an ambulance treating patients, and bloodstains on the ground in the public square just outside the station.
In a statement on the public security bureau's official microblog, police said they arrived at the station at 11:30 on Tuesday.In a statement on the public security bureau's official microblog, police said they arrived at the station at 11:30 on Tuesday.
They shot a male suspect armed with a knife after he failed to heed warnings, they said.They shot a male suspect armed with a knife after he failed to heed warnings, they said.
The six injured people had been taken to hospital for further treatment, they said, and further investigations were underway.The six injured people had been taken to hospital for further treatment, they said, and further investigations were underway.
Are you in Guangzhou? How have you been affected by the attack? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Guangzhou attack'.Are you in Guangzhou? How have you been affected by the attack? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Guangzhou attack'.