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| Six people were wounded in a knife attack at a train station in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou – the country's third train station attack since March. | |
| Official media reported that four men dressed in white shirts and hats began slashing at people in and around the station at about 11am. Police opened fire on the attackers after they ignored warnings, injuring one. One other assailant was arrested, and two apparently escaped, it was reported. | |
| The state newswire Xinhua later said one person was responsible for the attack, without explaining the discrepancy. | |
| Last Wednesday, three people were killed and 79 wounded in a bomb attack at a railway station in the far-west region of Xinjiang, hours after President Xi Jinping finished a four-day tour of the region vowing to step up anti-terrorism efforts. | Last Wednesday, three people were killed and 79 wounded in a bomb attack at a railway station in the far-west region of Xinjiang, hours after President Xi Jinping finished a four-day tour of the region vowing to step up anti-terrorism efforts. |
| In early March, five attackers with knives and machetes killed 29 people and injured more than 130 at a train station in the south-western city Kunming. | In early March, five attackers with knives and machetes killed 29 people and injured more than 130 at a train station in the south-western city Kunming. |
| Both incidents have been blamed on ethnic Uighur "terrorists" from Xinjiang. The identities of the attacker or attackers in Guangzhou remain unclear. No motive has been given for the attack. | |
| One witness told the Guangzhou Daily that two attackers squatted by a snack stand for about two hours. Suddenly they shouted, pulled knives from their bags and began slashing at people. | One witness told the Guangzhou Daily that two attackers squatted by a snack stand for about two hours. Suddenly they shouted, pulled knives from their bags and began slashing at people. |
| Other witnesses told the South China Morning Post that the injured included at least two women and three men, including a "westerner who appeared to be in his 50s". One victim is said to be in critical condition; others suffered wounds to their hands and arms. | Other witnesses told the South China Morning Post that the injured included at least two women and three men, including a "westerner who appeared to be in his 50s". One victim is said to be in critical condition; others suffered wounds to their hands and arms. |
| Pictures posted online showed two men carrying a wounded man outside of a McDonald's in a public square, his shirt soaked with blood. Other pictures showed bloodstains on the empty flagstone square and large crowds of onlookers assembled behind police cordons. | Pictures posted online showed two men carrying a wounded man outside of a McDonald's in a public square, his shirt soaked with blood. Other pictures showed bloodstains on the empty flagstone square and large crowds of onlookers assembled behind police cordons. |
| Although police cordoned off the station's exit following the attack, local media reported, the station is now operating as normal. | Although police cordoned off the station's exit following the attack, local media reported, the station is now operating as normal. |