Seven people were killed in a random stabbing attack outside a Chinese school

State media and a report say a man has stabbed at least seven people – most obviously elderly women – to death in a random knife attack in China.

The suspect, identified only by his family name Yang, was shot by state broadcaster CCTV after an early-morning bloodbath outside a closed school in Guangxi, Liaoning Province.

The man started attacking people, some of whom appeared to be coming out of a nearby bathroom, CCTV said. Seven of the victims were injured, including a policeman who tried to stop him.

Among the victims, who were not identified by authorities, were middle-aged or elderly women who appeared to be a woman named Liu. South China told the Morning Post.

Liu, who runs a nearby music studio, said the attacker “appeared in his 50s.”

“[The suspect] Stabbed strangers. This is horrible, “he said.

“It simply came to our notice then. Otherwise there could have been more victims. ”

Chinese law restricts the sale and possession of firearms, but mass attacks with knives have become a dangerous issue.

In June, a school security guard wielded a knife At least 39 people were injured At a kindergarten in the southern region of Guangxi. The offender was sentenced to death.

In 2018, one person was killed and 12 were injured in a knife attack on a shopping mall in Beijing.

With post wires