Courier stabs 5 guards in Xintiandi area

AN express deliveryman stabbed five security guards in the downtown Xintiandi area this morning. The security guards at the Platinum Tower had asked the deliveryman, who didn't wear a work uniform, to show his ID to enter the building. But the deliveryman refused and they started a quarrel, which turned bloody. The deliveryman took out a long knife he was carrying and stabbed the five guards. The incident happened around 10am. Two victims suffered severe cuts, one in the head and one in the arm. They were rushed to the nearby Ruijin Hospital and Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital. The suspect has been detained by police for further investigation.Shanghai Daily reporters will bring you more details later.

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