Man held after employee at Israel’s embassy in China stabbed in Beijing street
- Witnesses reported hearing screams and saw a man carrying a knife after the attack outside a supermarket in the Chinese capital’s Chaoyang district
- Police say they have detained a 53-year-old, without giving details such as his nationality, while the embassy says the victim is being treated in hospital
A man has been detained after an employee at Israel’s embassy in Beijing was stabbed in a street in the Chinese capital.
Police in the capital’s Chaoyang district said the victim, 50, was also a diplomat’s family member and had been stabbed in front of a supermarket in the Zuojiazhuang neighbourhood at around 2pm on Friday.
They said the suspect was a 53-year-old who was involved in the “small goods business”, but did not provide further details such as the man’s nationality.
The Israeli embassy said: “An Israeli employee at the Israeli embassy in Beijing was attacked today (not in the embassy area).
“The employee is being treated in hospital and his condition is stable. The background of the attack is being investigated.”
Video footage circulating on social media, which the Post cannot independently verify, appears to show a man being stabbed several times in the shoulder and chest, and falling to the ground. The video also shows what appears to be blood on the pavement.