At least 27 dead in ‘terror’ attack at Chinese train station
At least 27 people are dead after an attack at a train station in the south-western Chinese city of Kunming carried out by a group of unidentified people brandishing knives.
Another 109 were injured, the report added. It said the attack had taken place late on Saturday evening.
State television said on its official microblog that the incident had been deemed a “violent terror attack”.
Pictures on the Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo showed bodies covered in blood lying on the ground at the station.
There was no immediate word on who was responsible.
State television said on its official microblog that domestic security chief Meng Jianzhu was on his way to the scene.