Four U.S. College Instructors Hurt in China Stabbing Rampage

Four American college instructors were injured in a stabbing attack in a park in China on Monday, officials say.

The educators from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, were hurt in the northeast Jilin province as they participated in a partnership program with the local Beihua University, according to the college. China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday described the incident as a random attack, according to Reuters.

“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 to CNN. He said no students from the small liberal arts school were taking part in the program.

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