DAYLIGHT ATTACK
Horrifying video shows chaotic scene after four US Cornell College teachers ‘brutally’ stabbed in busy Chinese park
The police are still looking for a motive behind the stabbing
FOUR American teachers have been stabbed in China.
Graphic pictures taken just after the Monday attack showed two men and a woman lying on the ground in a park in Jilin province, in the country's northeast.
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The instructors were from Cornell College in Iowa and were attacked while visiting a temple, per
Cornell College has a partnership with Beihua University in Jilin City.
The victims were rushed to a hospital and didn’t suffer critical injuries.
David Zabner, the brother of Iowa state representative Adam Zabner, was attacked.
"I spoke to David a few minutes ago, he is recovering from his injuries and doing well,” Zabner posted on , adding that his brother hasn't yet been released from the hospital.
Officials have claimed the attack was an isolated incident and a manhunt is underway for Cui Dapeng, 55, who is believed to have attacked the group after bumping into one of them at the park, per .
The attack happened on what was a public holiday in China, according to local officials, which has left lawmakers shocked.
"Horrified that multiple Cornell College faculty members were brutally stabbed in China," Iowa Representative Ashley Hinson said.
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"My team has been in communication with Cornell College & will do everything in our power to bring these Iowans home safely."
Fellow Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks tweeted that officials are working with the US Embassy to "ensure that the victims first receive quality care for their injuries and then get out of China in a medically feasible manner."
No exchange students were caught up in the attack.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has urged that the victims be brought back safely.
Video of the aftermath circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing people lying on the ground covered in blood, however, no trace of the footage has been found on Chinese social media
'BRUTAL' STABBING
US officials in the State Department have also launched an investigation into the attack.
Chinese officials stressed the attack won't impact exchange relations between the two universities.
The partnership between Cornell College and Beihua University launched in 2018.
Beihua officials provide funding that allows American lecturers and professors to teach computer science and physics for two weeks.
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Cornell chiefs gushed about how the partnership with the Chinese institution opens up connections with international universities.
"For Beihua, they can attract more students because there are prestige factors to being associated with a nationally-recognized American college," Joe Dieker, the dean of Cornell College, said.
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