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| China mass stabbing: Deadly knife attack in Kunming | China mass stabbing: Deadly knife attack in Kunming |
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| An attack by knife-wielding men at a railway station in Kunming in south-west China has left at least 29 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says. | An attack by knife-wielding men at a railway station in Kunming in south-west China has left at least 29 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says. |
| Another 130 people were wounded in what authorities said was a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack". | |
| Four suspects were shot dead, one arrested and other are being sought Xinhua said. | |
| City officials said evidence implicated militants from the western region of Xinjiang, but this was not verified. | City officials said evidence implicated militants from the western region of Xinjiang, but this was not verified. |
| President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have sent condolences to the victims and their families. | President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have sent condolences to the victims and their families. |
| President Xi urged "all-out efforts" to investigate the attack. | President Xi urged "all-out efforts" to investigate the attack. |
| "Severely punish in accordance with the law the violent terrorists and resolutely crack down on those who have been swollen with arrogance," Xinhua quoted the president as saying. | "Severely punish in accordance with the law the violent terrorists and resolutely crack down on those who have been swollen with arrogance," Xinhua quoted the president as saying. |
| Pools of blood | Pools of blood |
| Witnesses said that the men, who were mostly dressed in black, attacked people at random. | Witnesses said that the men, who were mostly dressed in black, attacked people at random. |
| A survivor named Yang Haifei, who was wounded in the back and chest, told Xinhua he had been buying a train ticket when the attackers rushed into the station. | A survivor named Yang Haifei, who was wounded in the back and chest, told Xinhua he had been buying a train ticket when the attackers rushed into the station. |
| "I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with everyone," he said. | "I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with everyone," he said. |
| He added that those too slow to flee were cut down. | He added that those too slow to flee were cut down. |
| Some who escaped were desperately looking for missing loved ones. | Some who escaped were desperately looking for missing loved ones. |
| Yang Ziqing told Xinhua she and her husband had been waiting for a train to Shanghai "when a knife-wielding man suddenly came at them". | Yang Ziqing told Xinhua she and her husband had been waiting for a train to Shanghai "when a knife-wielding man suddenly came at them". |
| "I can't find my husband, and his phone went unanswered," she said. | "I can't find my husband, and his phone went unanswered," she said. |
| Social media users in China posted pictures of the attack on the internet, but correspondents say they are being taken down. | Social media users in China posted 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. | Images seen by the BBC show men and women lying on the floor in pools of blood following the attack. |
| Kunming officials, quoted by Xinhua, later said that evidence at the scene showed it was "a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces". | Kunming officials, quoted by Xinhua, later said that evidence at the scene showed it was "a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces". |
| Xinjiang is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group which has a long history of discord with Chinese authorities. | Xinjiang is home to the Muslim Uighur minority group which has a long history of discord with Chinese authorities. |
| State broadcaster CCTV said top security official Meng Jianzhu would travel to Kunming to oversee the handling of the investigation. | State broadcaster CCTV said top security official Meng Jianzhu would travel to Kunming to oversee the handling of the investigation. |
| Are you in Kunming? Did you witness the attacks? Please email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk adding 'Kunming' in the subject heading and including your contact details. | Are you in Kunming? Did you witness the attacks? Please email us at haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk adding 'Kunming' in the subject heading and including your contact details. |
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