Xinhua has reported that a foreigner has been stabbed and killed on a Beijing street. No further details have been provided about his identity, nationality, or a motive in the crime:
The foreigner, whose nationality remains unknown, was stabbed by an unidentified assailant at 3:20 p.m. at the entrance to Qudeng Alley in Xicheng district, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said.
The assailant has been apprehended by police officers who were on patrol near the scene of the attack.
See also a report from AFP. Read more about foreigners in China via CDT.