A 50-year-old Israeli man employed at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was stabbed in front of a supermarket on Friday, Times of Israel reported.
The Beijing police have arrested a 53-year-old foreign man in connection with the attack. The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that the victim is a family member of an Israeli diplomat and is currently in stable condition at a hospital.
“An Israeli employee at the Israeli embassy in Beijing was attacked today (not in the embassy compound area),” according to the statement released by the Israeli government to the media.
“The employee is being treated in a hospital and is in a stable condition. The background to the attack is being investigated,” it continued.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has issued a statement regarding an attack on an Israeli staff member at the Israeli embassy in Beijing today, although not within the embassy’s compound.
The employee is currently receiving medical care in a hospital… https://t.co/RpBV8O7F5Z pic.twitter.com/xv7snlIvDj
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According to Beijing police, the attack did not occur within the embassy compound.
A video circulating on social media, verified by AFP, shows a man brandishing a knife and repeatedly stabbing another individual. The footage was geolocated to an area approximately 1 mile from the Israeli Embassy. The assailant is later seen leaving the scene with the weapon still in hand.
以色列外交部称一名大使馆职员在北京遇袭。
A diplomat at Israel’s embassy in China has been injured in an apparent stabbing in Beijing.#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #IsraelUnderAttack #IsraelPalestineWar #السيوف_الحديديه #فلسطين #حماس #طوفان_الاقصي #Hamas #以色列 #巴勒斯坦 #加沙… pic.twitter.com/q8dx1p4Y1s
— Meanwhile in China (@MeanwhileinCN) October 13, 2023
Nicholas Burns, the U.S. Ambassador to China, expressed his shock over the attack on an Israeli diplomat in Beijing in a message posted on the social media platform X.
“We are shocked by today’s attack on an Israeli diplomat in Beijing. I spoke with Israel’s Ambassador to China, Irit Ben-Abba, and have offered our full support to the Israeli Embassy and Israeli community in China.”
We are shocked by today’s attack on an Israeli diplomat in Beijing. I spoke with Israel’s Ambassador to China, Irit Ben-Abba, and have offered our full support to the Israeli Embassy and Israeli community in China.
— Ambassador Nicholas Burns (@USAmbChina) October 13, 2023
The US Embassy also released a statement following the attack, saying, “An Israeli diplomat was stabbed today in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. The US Embassy does not have details on the motivation of the attacker. The US Embassy is not aware of specific threats to US citizens but recommends maintaining vigilance with regard to personal security.”
The post urges American citizen in China to stay vigilant.
An Israeli diplomat was stabbed today in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. The US Embassy does not have details on the motivation of the attacker. The US Embassy is not aware of specific threats to US citizens but recommends maintaining vigilance with regard to personal security. pic.twitter.com/5Yh5hdxAyw
— 美国驻华使领馆 US MissionCN (@USA_China_Talk) October 13, 2023
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