Knife-wielding man attacks 10 in SW China

A knife-wielding man hacked more than 10 people on Sunday evening in downtown Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province. [Photo: Xinhua]

A knife-wielding man hacked 10 people on Sunday evening in downtown Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, local police said.

Three were killed and several were injured, China Central Television (CCTV) said on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like social networking website.

CCTV said a 10-year-old girl was severely wounded.

The attack occurred around 9:00 p.m., and the suspect has been captured, the police said.

UPDATE: Knife-wielding man kills 4, injures 11 in China

Four people have been killed and 11 others were injured when a knife-wielding man hacked passengers on a bus on Sunday night in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local police said.

The bus camera shows that the suspect suddenly took out a knife at 9:16 p.m. and started to stab the passengers on the No. 42 bus running through the downtown Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan, the city's public security office told Xinhua on Monday. [Full story]