Student Stabbed Near South China School

BEIJING: Student Stabbed Near South China School, An assailant stabbed and wounded a student at a Japanese school in south China on Wednesday (Sep 18), China’s foreign ministry said, the second such attack involving Japanese educational facilities in the country in recent months.

A police report from a district in Shenzhen that has a Japanese school said an attack on a child took place at about 8am (12am GMT).

Neither the foreign ministry spokesperson nor the police report stated the victim’s nationality.

“The case is still under investigation. China will continue to take effective measures to protect the safety of all foreigners in the country,” Lin said.

This incident follows a similar one in June, when a man attacked a bus used by a Japanese school in the eastern city of Suzhou, resulting in the death of a Chinese national who tried to shield a Japanese mother and her child from the assailant.

Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Moriya said Tokyo requested China to prevent such an attack from happening again and to share detailed information on the issue.

Japan also sent officials to the area to provide support.

“Japan will continue to work closely with the Chinese authorities and make every effort to ensure the safety of its overseas nationals,” he told a press conference.

Wednesday marks the 93rd anniversary of the Mukden Incident, a “false flag” event staged by the Japanese military that triggered its invasion of its neighbour.

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