A stabbing incident occurred at a Japanese restaurant in Shanghai, China on Tuesday, resulting in three injuries, two of whom are Japanese nationals. Japanese media quoted the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai as saying that both Japanese nationals are not in life-threatening condition.
According to a statement from the Shanghai police, at 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Pudong Public Security Bureau received a report that a man armed with a fruit knife was attacking people in a restaurant on the third floor of a business building on Century Avenue. Police quickly arrived at the scene and apprehended the suspect, sending all three wounded individuals to the hospital for treatment.
The suspect is a 59-year-old man surnamed Yang. Police stated that during the investigation, the man was found to have incoherent speech and bizarre behavior, with a history of psychiatric treatment. The case is currently under further investigation.
According to sources working at companies within the building, one of the injured Japanese nationals is an executive at a Japanese-funded company with an office in the building, while the non-Japanese victim is a Chinese woman.
Reports state that the incident occurred in a business center concentrated with financial institutions. The building houses offices of Japanese companies, and there are many Japanese nationals working inside. A Japanese man working in one of the offices in the building said: "After hearing about the incident, I went to the restaurant to check. There were five or six police officers at the scene, and the atmosphere was a bit tense. I often eat at that restaurant, so I was quite shocked."