Knife Attacks near Guangzhou Train Station

[Randy W]

I received the following email notification from GuangzhouACS@state.gov, dated March 26

 

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SECURITY MESSAGE: Knife Attack at Guangzhou Rail Station
Issued March 26, 2015

According to press reports, at approximately 1600 hours on March 24^th, a local, emotionally disturbed man attacked people with a knife at the shoe wholesale market “Bu Yun Tian Di,” roughly a kilometer from the Guangzhou Railway Station. Four people were injured in this attack and the perpetrator, after being cornered by security, jumped to his death from the rooftop of a building.

 

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou notes that this is the third knife attack that has occurred at or in the vicinity of the Guangzhou Railway Station since May 2014. While crime and/or the acts of emotionally disturbed individuals may occur at any time or place, the confluence of incidents in this one area raises concern for the safety of persons, including U.S. citizens, transiting through this location.

 

U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou takes this opportunity to remind all U.S. citizens to practice increased personal security awareness, particularly when transiting through areas with increased risk such as tourist locations or major transportation hubs. U.S. citizens are advised to exercise caution when transiting the Guangzhou Railway Station and its immediate vicinity.

 

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U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou is located at 43 Hua Jiu Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China 510623 and is open from 8:00 a.m. to12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (86)(20) 3814-5775. If you are a U.S. citizen in need of urgent assistance outside of business hours, the emergency number for the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou is (86)(010) 8531-4000.

 

 

 

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U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou
43 Hua Jiu Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District
Guangzhou 510623
China
Telephone: (86)(20) 3814-5775
Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(86)(10) 8531-4000
Fax: +(86)(20) 3814-5572

 

This consular district includes the provinces/autonomous region of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Fujian.

 

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China
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