Psychopath attacks foreign national in Shanghai: Police

A psychopath attacked a foreign national with a blade in east China's Shanghai on Wednesday, according to local police.

Injured foreign national (Left) talks with police in Shanghai. [Photo: Weibo]

On its official Weibo social media account, the police from Xuhui district in Shanghai said they received a report at 1:40 pm on Wednesday that a foreign national had been injured and that the police had arrested a 27-year-old suspect surnamed Mao at 7:05 pm. Based on initial investigations, the police said the foreign national was slightly injured by a blade, and that Mao was a psychopath. Further investigations into the case are underway.

Suspect Mao is under police interrogation. [Photo: Weibo]

A statement issued by the French embassy in China said that a French national was "violently" attacked by a man with a knife in Shanghai on Wednesday.

The statement added that the French embassy urged French nationals in China to be on alert. It said the embassy and consulates in China would keep in touch with the Chinese authorities to remind them that the security of French nationals in China is a priority.

The incident occurred a few days after the killing of a Chinese national by police in Paris, which has sparked outrage among the ethnic Chinese community in the French capital. Some reports suggested that the two incidents were related.

Screenshot of a statement on the website of French embassy in China. [Photo: French embassy in China]