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French Tourist Attacked Near Tiananmen

Second stabbing incident in 2 days rattles Beijing

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 19, 2009 7:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – A French  tourist was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man near Beijing's Tiananmen Square today, raising tensions as the Chinese capital prepares to mark 60 years of Communist rule, the AP reports. Two security guards were killed and at least a dozen other people...   Read full story »

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