A man armed with a fruit knife attacked diners at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, injuring two Japanese nationals and a Chinese woman. The suspect, a 59-year-old Chinese man, displayed incoherent speech and unusual behavior and had a history of psychiatric treatment. Police detained the suspect and no life-threatening injuries were reported.
BEIJING: Two Japanese nationals and a Chinese woman were injured after a man armed with a fruit knife attacked diners at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, according to Japanese authorities.
The Pudong Public Security Bureau said it received a report at about 12.25pm at a restaurant in the Shanghai World Financial Centre, a Japanese-developed office complex in the city’s financial district. Advertisement Police officers arrived shortly afterwards and detained a 59-year-old suspect identified as Yang. Investigators said Yang displayed incoherent speech and unusual behaviour and had a history of psychiatric treatment.
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A video posted on X showed a man sitting on the ground while pressing on a stomach wound as people believed to be staff members reassured him that help was on the way, while a nearby shop worker said screams prompted many customers to flee the restaurant. AdvertisementThe shop worker said a restaurant employee described the suspect entering the premises, attacking the three victims and then sitting on the floor afterwards, while police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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