Man on stabbing spree in China hospital attack leaves two dead, 21 wounded

Images published by a state-run news site appear to show a man pointing a knife at another man, who is wielding a stick. - PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM WEIBO via The Straits Times/ANN

BEIJING (AFP): Two people were dead and 21 wounded after a man went on a stabbing spree at a hospital in southwest China on Tuesday, local officials said.

"A knife attack occurred at the Chengnan Hospital in Zhenxiong County, which resulted in two deaths and 21 injuries," a statement on the county's official WeChat account said.