Eight Killed In A Knife Attack In Central China

Eight people were killed and another injured in a knife attack in Hubei Province, central China, authorities said on Friday. The attacker, a 53-year-old man surnamed Lu, fatally stabbed eight people and injured another on Thursday morning in Xiaowu Township in the city of



Xiaogan. According to Xinhua news agency, he suffers from mental illness.

The injured person did not sustain life-threatening wounds. Police have detained the suspect, and an investigation is underway.