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Four university instructors from the US are currently receiving treatment in the hospital after being stabbed by an unidentified attacker in a public park in China.
Cornell College announced that the four instructors were teaching through a partnership with a Chinese university.
According to a statement from Cornell College in Iowa, the incident took place while the instructors were visiting the park during the day in the northern Jilin province.
Iowa Representative, Adam Zabner, revealed that his brother, David, was among those injured, referring to the event as a stabbing.
Zabner explained that the group was exploring a local temple when they were assaulted by a man wielding a knife.
Zabner noted that his brother sustained a stab wound to his arm at Beishan Park in Jilin city and is now recovering in the hospital.
He said, “He has not yet been released this morning but he’s doing ok.”
A spokesperson from the US State Department confirmed the incident but could not offer additional details as of the time of filing the report.
