Four American educators from a small university in the state of Iowa were reportedly stabbed in a public park in Jilin province over the weekend, according to US media and US government officials.

The educators from Cornell College were visiting a partner university in the northeastern province when the attack occurred.

According to a Cornell College spokesperson, the stabbing occurred in Jilin City and the partner school was Beihua University.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds wrote on the social media platform X that she was in touch with the US State Department about the attack.

The State Department said it was aware of reports of a stabbing and was monitoring the situation.

Later on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the incident was a random attack and would "not affect normal people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States". (Reuters)
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Last updated: 2024-06-11 HKT 17:17