Four American Citizens Stabbed in China

Police in China have arrested a 55-year-old man following a rare attack on foreigners in which four American university tutors were stabbed. incident occurred in a public park in Jilin province, norrn China, during a daytime visit. four victims, instructors from Iowa's Cornell College, were hospitalized after attack. 

According to a statement from college, tutors were involved in a "serious incident" while visiting park. am Zabner, a representative from Iowa, confirmed that his bror David was among injured. Describing event as a stabbing, he reported that David was stabbed in arm but is recovering in hospital. "He has not yet been released this morning but he's doing okay," Zabner told CBS News.

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Chinese foreign ministry has assured that none of injuries are life-threatening. Police reports indicate that attacker, identified by surname Cui, h a confrontation with one of Americans before stabbing m. Cui n proceeded to injure three or US visitors and a Chinese tourist who intervened.

attack took place on Monday at Beishan Park in Jilin city. group, accompanied by a member of Beihua University, h been visiting a local temple when y were assaulted.

An isolated incident, says China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson 

Cornell College confirmed that instructors were in China as part of a partnership with a local university. China's foreign ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, labeled incident as isolated and stated that an investigation is ongoing. "This was an isolated incident and investigation continues," he said. "China is widely considered one of safest countries in world and China will continue to take relevant measures to ensure that foreigners are safe in country."

Lin Jian emphasized that this attack is not expected to impact China's international relations. "We believe this will not damage relations with or countries," he ded.

How has US reacted? 

US State Department acknowledged reports of incident but said it could not provide ditional details. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds expressed her concern on social media, writing on X (formerly known as Twitter), "Please pray for ir full recovery, safe return, and ir families here at home."

Images of incident, showing at least three people bleeding and lying on ground, briefly circulated online before being censored on Chinese internet platforms. As of Tuesday, searches for related terms yielded no results despite trending on Weibo, as per a report from BBC News.