Knife attack at China railway station
Two men light candles before a group prayer for the victims on a square outside the Kunming Railway Station where assailants slashed scores of people with knives the night before. (Alexander F. Yuan / AP)
A worker helps a man, right, upset at claiming the luggage of a relative, a victim of a deadly knife attack, at the railway station in Kunming in southwest China’s Yunnan province. (SUI SHUI / EPA)
The scene outside the train station in Kunming in southwestern China where a group of knife-wielding assailants killed at least 27 people Saturday, according to state-run media. (AFP / Getty Images)
There was no immediate word on the identity of the assailants or their motives. State-run CCTV news said authorities had killed the attackers. (AFP / Getty Images)
Luggage and other items lie on the floor where they were dropped during an attack my knife-wielding assailants at a train station in Kunming, Chain. A witness said he saw two men in masks and black clothing rush into the ticketing office. Approximately five minutes later, he heard screams. (AFP / Getty Images)
Although stabbings by individuals are not uncommon in China, this type of deadly and apparently coordinated attack involving multiple assailants is extremely rare. (AFP / Getty Images)