At least 33 people were killed and 130 injured Saturday in a railway station attack in
China's Kunming city, authorities said Sunday.
It was an
organised, premeditated terrorist attack, Xinhua reported citing the
authorities.
The incident
occurred in the capital city of Yunnan province when a group of terrorists
attacked people with knives at the Kunming railway station at around 9 p.m.,
causing death and injuries, police said.
The Kunming
station, located in the downtown area of the city, is one of the largest
railway stations in China.
Chinese
President Xi Jinping urged the law enforcement to solve the case with all
efforts and punish the terrorists in accordance with the law.
Yang Haifei,
a resident of Yunnan province who was attacked and sustained injuries on his
chest and back said, he was buying a ticket when a group of people rushed into
the station, most of them in black dress, and started attacking people.
"I saw
a person come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with
everyone," he said, adding that people who were slower were severely
injured.
Train
departures, however, have not been affected, the Kunming railway bureau said.
The security
management bureau under the ministry of public security called the incident a
"severe violent crime".
