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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.

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)

By Sunday evening, the death toll from what one newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party called “China’s 9/11” stood at 29 dead and 130 injured. More than 70 remained hospitalized in critical condition. Four attackers were also slain, and one woman was said to be in custody.

Victims' luggage

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)

Knifing attack at China railway station

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)

Knifing attack at China railway station

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)

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Knifing attack at China railway station

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)

Knifing attack at China railway station

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)

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