4 US college instructors teaching at Chinese university attacked

Four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College teaching at Beihua University in northeastern China were attacked in a public park, reportedly with a knife, officials at the U.S. school and the State Department said.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday that the injured were rushed to a hospital for treatment, and that none was in critical condition. Police believe Monday’s attack in Jilin City’s Beishan Park was an isolated incident, based on a preliminary assessment, and the…