Guangzhou police apprehended a man in the southern Chinese city’s university town district after receiving reports that he was wielding a knife and injuring pedestrians, according to a police statement. According to an alert by the Panyu district branch of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, at about 5.20pm local time, emergency services received calls about multiple stabbings in front of a hotpot restaurant in the district’s Xiaoguwei Island. The bureau said in a social media post that police promptly arrived and injured individuals were sent to hospital for treatment, with none in life-threatening condition after treatment. A 35-year-old male suspect surnamed Li was apprehended, and the bureau said the case was under further investigation. The island is home to a university park complex that includes several major universities.周一早些时候，网上流传着番禺广州大学城Gogo新天地商场发生持刀袭击的消息，并有图片显示多名伤者，以及一张疑似行凶者戴着口罩的图片。一些网帖称行凶者不止一人，但该信息尚未得到证实。

周一发布在社交媒体上的疑似闭路电视画面显示，一名黑衣男子在购物中心内从一名女子身旁经过时，瞬间持刀刺向她的面部。其他视频显示，同一名女子后来坐在地上，路人正在安慰她。

另一系列血腥视频似乎显示了另一起袭击的后果：一名年长女性坐在户外，浑身是血，脸上插着一把刀，尖叫着求救。持刀嫌疑人似乎以受害者的面部和眼睛为目标。

还有视频显示，一队警察冲进一家购物中心，以及警员似乎在该中心内逮捕一名嫌疑人。

一些有关该事件的视频已从中国社交媒体平台上被移除，但发布在西方平台上的其他视频仍可见。