Two assailants armed with knives attacked people outside Guangzhou Railway Station in southern China on Friday , injuring nine . Police shot one of the suspects , who died on site , said a report carried by People ’ s Daily . A second suspect who was injured was captured and detained . Police control the site after the knife attack outside the Guangzhou Railway Station . Investigators check the scene after the attack which left nine people injured with stab wounds . The attack left nine injured and one assailant shot dead . The incident was still under investigation and a motive has not been determined , police said . The nine injured are in stable condition under hospital care . The station has gone back to normal order according to People ’ s Daily . Photos and video posted on social media reportedly showed the attack took place in a square outside the station . Armed paramilitary policemen stand guard in front of the Guangzhou Railway Station after the attack . One video showed a man hacking near a vendor stall with a cleaver while a security officer approached with a long baton . Several photos showed blood smeared in several places on the rain-soaked pavement . A knife attack at a train station in the southern city of Kunming about a year ago claimed 29 lives . Authorities blamed separatists from the western province of Xinjiang . Guangzhou Train Station is the largest train station in southern China , handling some 120,000 passengers daily during the past Chinese New Year , according to Chinese media . Guangzhou Railway Station is one of the largest and busiest train stations in China . Police seal off the scene after the attack .
Motive of the assailants has not been determined . Attack took place outside the Guangzhou Railway Station , one of the country ’ s busiest train stations . A similar knife attack in Kunming claimed 29 lives .