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'Dozens die' in China knife attack at Kunming train station | 'Dozens die' in China knife attack at Kunming train station |
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An attack by knife-wielding men at a train station in Kunming in south-west China, has left dozens dead, the state news agency Xinhua says. | |
Nothing is known so far about the motivation behind the attack, in which 109 people are said to have been hurt. | Nothing is known so far about the motivation behind the attack, in which 109 people are said to have been hurt. |
Xinhua gave few further details, and the men responsible have not been identified. | Xinhua gave few further details, and the men responsible have not been identified. |
A local television station said several of the attackers had been shot by police, according to Associated Press. | |
Chinese state television described the incident as a "violent terror attack". | |
Pools of blood | |
Eyewitnesses said that the men started attacking people at random. | |
Social media users in China have been posting pictures of the attack on the internet, but correspondents say they are being taken down. | |
Images seen by the BBC show men and women lying on the floor in pools of blood following the attack. | |
Mass stabbings are not uncommon in China, but none have been recently reported on this scale. | Mass stabbings are not uncommon in China, but none have been recently reported on this scale. |
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