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| Beijing Uniqlo sword attack: Woman dies after being stabbed in a shopping complex | Beijing Uniqlo sword attack: Woman dies after being stabbed in a shopping complex |
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| A woman has died in hospital after she was stabbed by a sword-wielding attacker in a shopping complex in Beijing. | A woman has died in hospital after she was stabbed by a sword-wielding attacker in a shopping complex in Beijing. |
| A man, believed to be the woman's French husband, was also stabbed in the attack in the Sanlitun shopping district today. His condition remains unknown. | A man, believed to be the woman's French husband, was also stabbed in the attack in the Sanlitun shopping district today. His condition remains unknown. |
| Beijing’s public security department said in a statement that they had detained a 25-year-old suspect, whose surname is Gao, from Jilin province, according to the Beijinger. | Beijing’s public security department said in a statement that they had detained a 25-year-old suspect, whose surname is Gao, from Jilin province, according to the Beijinger. |
| Police said they began receiving reports that a man was attacking people “with a long knife” just before noon today, the Guardian reported. | Police said they began receiving reports that a man was attacking people “with a long knife” just before noon today, the Guardian reported. |
| The man had chased the woman, who is from Shandong province, to outside the Uniqlo shop where she was stabbed, according to The Nanfang. | The man had chased the woman, who is from Shandong province, to outside the Uniqlo shop where she was stabbed, according to The Nanfang. |
| Social media photos showed a man with a long sword pacing outside the shop. Others showed a woman covered in blood laying on the ground and the scene being cordoned off. | Social media photos showed a man with a long sword pacing outside the shop. Others showed a woman covered in blood laying on the ground and the scene being cordoned off. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |
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