An attack on a hospital in the south west China According to state media, more than ten people were killed or injured. The nature of the attack was not specified.
“The incident took place at a local hospital and as of 1:20 p.m. (0520 GMT)… more than 10 people have been injured or killed,” state news agency Xinhua said.
The attack took place in Zhenxiong county in the northeast of southwestern Yunnan province and authorities were investigating, it added.
Massive violence crime is rare in China, where citizens are strictly prohibited from owning firearms, but there has been a spate of stabbings in recent years.
The tragedy comes just a few months after dozens of people were buried when a landslide occurred in the same region, killing more than 30 people.