4 American College Instructors Stabbed In China While Walking In A Park

A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of four US college instructors in a public park in the city of Jilin in northeastern China, police said Tuesday.

Authorities identified the suspect only by his last name, Cui, who was describes as a 55-year-old man from the city’s Longtan District. Police said he “collided with a foreigner while walking” in Beishan Park, a popular green space in the city center.

The suspect then stabbed the instructors, as well as a Chinese tourist who stepped forward and tried to stop him during the incident, police said in a statement.

Police said they received the call around 11:49 a.m. local time Monday, after which they dispatched officers to the scene and transported the injured to the hospital for treatment.

The injured “have all received proper medical treatment and are not in danger …” police said earlier.

The educators from Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, were wounded “in a serious incident” on Monday, while participating in a partnership program with Beihua University in Jilin, according to the college.

“We have been in contact with all four instructors and are assisting them during this time,” Cornell College President Jonathan Brand said in a statement, adding no students took part in the program.