Dead and wounded by stabbing in shopping center

Certainly one person was killed by a stabbing in a shopping center in the Chinese capital Beijing.

The police arrested a suspect on the spot. He confessed to being the culprit, news agency Xinhua reported. The 35-year-old man would have carried out the attack because of 'personal grievances', according to the police, who did not go into detail.

The stabbing led to chaotic situations. People rushed to the exits and employees closed shutters of shops. 'I heard screaming but had no idea what was going on,' said a waitress against the newspaper South China Morning Post. 'It was chaos. '

A woman died after the stabbing in the hospital. None of the other victims would be in danger of life. It is still unclear whether they were injured during the stabbing or while they were trying to flee.