AT LEAST two people have been killed and a further 23 wounded following a knife rampage at a hospital in southwest China.
Images from inside the hospital captured a man holding a knife as another attempts to defend himself"The incident occurred at a local hospital and as of 1:20 pm … more than ten people have been wounded or killed," state news agency Xinhua said.An online post from Guizhou province television citing unnamed authorities, however, has since confirmed that two had died and 23 people were injured.
In CCTV images published by the state-run news site The Paper, a man can be seen holding a knife in the hospital lobby. Another man stands in front of him and appears to be holding a stick or a pole in order to defend himself. One local resident told The Paper: "It happened around 11 in the morning… it's still a bit chaotic, they're still determining the numbers."
Footage posted online shows panicked patients and hospital staff attending to victims of the stabbing spree.WINNER'S WOES
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