BEIJING: Two Japanese nationals and a Chinese woman were injured after a man armed with a fruit knife attacked diners at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, according to Japanese authorities.
The Pudong Public Security Bureau said it received a report at about 12.25pm at a restaurant in the Shanghai World Financial Centre, a Japanese-developed office complex in the city’s financial district.
Police officers arrived shortly afterwards and detained a 59-year-old suspect identified as Yang.
Investigators said Yang displayed incoherent speech and unusual behaviour and had a history of psychiatric treatment.
Authorities said none of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries following the attack.
A video posted on X showed a man sitting on the ground while pressing on a stomach wound as people believed to be staff members reassured him that help was on the way, while a nearby shop worker said screams prompted many customers to flee the restaurant.
The shop worker said a restaurant employee described the suspect entering the premises, attacking the three victims and then sitting on the floor afterwards, while police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
