Knife-wielding attackers kill 29, injure 130 at China train stationBy Ralph Ellis, CNNUpdated 0320 GMT (1120 HKT) March 3, 2014Just WatchedDozens stabbed to death in China attack replayMore Videos ...Dozens stabbed to death in China attack 02:07Story highlights "We saw two people carrying big cleavers hacking whoever is in the way" Police say separatist group from northwest China to blameAt least 29 are killed, 130 woundedFour suspects reported killedLu Haiyan said the slaughter began while she and a friend were standing in the ticket hall of a Chinese train station."Suddenly, many people started running around crazily," she said on Tencent Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter. "We saw two people carrying big cleavers hacking whoever is in the way. They almost got to my back. Then I lost contact with (my friend) and I saw blood splashing in front of me."Twenty-nine people were killed and 130 were injured Saturday night when 10 men armed with long knives stormed the station in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming, the state news agency Xinhua reported.Members of a separatist group from Xinjiang, in northwest China, are believed to have carried out the assault, authorities said. The report referred to them as "terrorists."Police said they killed at least four attackers and shot and wounded a female suspect. Authorities were searching for other suspects.The killing spree came out of nowhere.Map shows location of attackEXPAND IMAGEPhotos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosPhotos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – Luggage lies scattered inside the Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Saturday, March 1, after an attack left at least 29 dead and more than 100 injured. Hide Caption 1 of 7Photos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – A group of unidentified armed men with knives stormed into the Kunming Railway Station, according to city police. Hide Caption 2 of 7Photos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – Police stand guard outside the Kunming Railway StationHide Caption 3 of 7Photos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – Police gather near the scene of the attack. Hide Caption 4 of 7Photos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – The inside of the railway station is left in disarray after the attack. Hide Caption 5 of 7Photos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – A Chinese police investigator inspects the scene of the attack at the railway station on March 2, 2014.Hide Caption 6 of 7Photos: Deadly China railway attack 7 photosDeadly China railway attack – Armed paramilitary policemen guard a crossing in front of Kunming Railway Station in Kunming after a Saturday attack that left dozens dead. Hide Caption 7 of 7EXPAND GALLERYJust WatchedMass stabbing at Chinese rail stationreplayMore Videos ...Mass stabbing at Chinese rail station 01:13PLAY VIDEOYang Haifei, a resident of Yunnan, told Xinhua he was buying a ticket when a group of people, most of them in black, rushed into the station with knives."I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with everyone," he said, adding that people who were slower were severely injured. "They just fell on the ground." He said he sustained injuries to his chest and back.Lu Haiyan said she ran to the main road."I ran to a restaurant already with a full crowd," she said. "The restaurant owner shut the door for quite some time before reopening it. Both my hands and legs are shaking."Xinhua quoted a 50-year-old woman whose older husband was among those killed."Why are the terrorists so cruel?" said Chen Guizhen, holding her husband's bloodied ID card.In the aftermath, postings on Sina Weibo, another Twitter-like social medium, showed local police patrolling the station, with bodies in blood lying on the ground. Chinese state TV showed investigators putting a knife with a blade at least 2 feet long into an evidence bag. Mass knife attacks are not unprecedented in China. Some occurred in 2010 and 2012, but the attacks happened at schools and didn't appear to have political connections. 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Teens help strengthen U.S.-China tiesDavid McKenzie meets some American teenagers who are spending a year in China to be fully immersed in the culture.
Govt pledges to help boy with HIVThe Chinese government pledges to protect a boy with HIV, who was shunned by his entire village in Sichuan, state media reported.
'Hot watergate' diverts flightA Chinese couple allegedly threw hot water on a flight attendant and threatened to blow up the plane.
New rules for Chinese national anthemChina's 1.3 billion citizens may soon find it much harder to belt out their national anthem at will.
What Beijing can learn from LALos Angeles in the last century went through its own smog crisis. The city's mayor says LA's experience delivers valuable lessons for Beijing.
From apex of power to caged 'tiger'At the height of his power, security chief Zhou Yongkang controlled China's police, spy agencies and courts. Now, he's under arrest.
China to end organ harvestingChina says it will end organ transplants from executed prisoners but tradition means that donors are unlikely to make up the shortfall.
Beijing to take aim at 'weird buildings'China's skylines could look a lot more uniform in the years to come, if a statement by a top Beijing official is to believed.
China loser on corruption rankingsDespite a high-profile anti-corruption drive, China's position on an international corruption index has deteriorated in the past year.
Putin's killer tiger in cross-border raidA daring cross-border raid by one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's associates has -- so far -- yet to sour Sino-Russian relations.
Taiwan's nightclubs for literatureA 24-hour bookstore in Taipei is a popular hangout for both hipsters and bookworms.
China building island in disputed watersChina is building an island in the South China Sea that could accommodate an airstrip, according to IHS Jane's Defence Weekly.
'Snakehead' gangs offer only escapeNorth Korean refugees and defectors face a daunting journey to reach asylum in South Korea, with gangs of smugglers the only option.
U.S.: China could take down power gridChina and "probably one or two other" countries have the capacity to shut down the nation's power grid and other critical infrastructure.
