Four American university instructors are recovering in hospital after being stabbed by unknown assailants in a park in China.
A Cornell College of Iowa instructor was injured in a “serious incident” during a daytime visit to a park in northern China’s Jilin province, a statement from the school said.
Iowa Rep. Adam Zabner said his brother David was one of four people injured in the incident, which he described as a stabbing.
He said the group was attacked by a man with a knife while visiting a local temple on Monday.
Mr Zabner said his brother was stabbed in the arm and was recovering in hospital.
“He hasn’t been released this morning, but he’s doing fine,” he told CBS News.
A spokesperson for the US State Department told the BBC that they were aware of reports of stabbings in Jilin but could not provide further information.
Cornell College said the four lecturers had been teaching “as part of a collaboration with a university in China.” The group visited the park on Monday accompanied by a member of the university.
Chinese authorities have yet to respond to the incident, but images of the aftermath have been shared on Chinese social media.
Images circulating appeared to show at least three people bleeding and lying on the ground.
