Pictures are currently circulating on social media that apparently shows a stabbing that occurred Thursday morning outside of Uniqlo in Beijing's shopping area of Sanlitun.
The pictures show one female victim on the ground having appeared to have sustained a chest wound and a foreign male helping her. In other pictures, the assailant is shown to be wielding a sword and then is seen being led away by police who then cordoned off the area.
[Updated 8/13 3:00pm] Both the female and male victims in Thursday's attacks are still alive and are currently undergoing surgery. The couple are husband and wife, a source close to the couple confirmed to the Beijinger via instant message.
[Updated 8/13 2.10pm] It appears that the foreign male that was helping the female victim was also injured.
Zhup: http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2015/08/13/woman-stabbed-outside-uniqlo-sanlitun
