AT LEAST two people have been killed and a further 23 wounded following a knife rampage at a hospital in China.
State media have not specified the nature of the attack but confirmed it took place in Zhenxiong County People’s Hospital in southwestern Yunnan province’s northeast.
Images from inside the hospital captured a man holding a knife as another attempts to defend himself
Reports claim the incident took place at a local hospital at 1.20pm local time (5.20am GMT).
“The incident occurred at a local hospital and as of 1:20 pm (0520 GMT)… more than 10 people have been wounded or killed,” state news agency Xinhua said.
An online post from Guizhou province television citing unnamed authorities then confirmed that two had died and 23 people were injured.
One witness who narrowly escaped the attack told Red Star News that one or more doctors were among the injured.
According to a Guizhou TV post, a suspect has since been arrested.
In images published by the state-run news site The Paper, a man can be seen holding a knife in the hospital lobby.
Another man stands in front of him and appears to be holding a stick or a pole in order to defend himself.
One local resident told The Paper: “It happened around 11 in the morning… it’s still a bit chaotic, they’re still determining the numbers.”
Footage posted online shows panicked patients and hospital staff attending to victims of the stabbing spree.
Many were bleeding heavily and had fallen to the ground.
Authorities are currently investigating the incident.
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