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Man wounds two women with knife and is shot by police in Madou District

A 65-year-old man was shot and arrested by police after injuring two women with a knife in the Madou District on Wednesday morning. Officers fired shots to subdue the attacker, leaving him and at least one responding officer injured alongside the victims. The motive behind the attack remains unclear as police continue their investigation.

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Our summary of the disagreement.
Sources disagree on the number of police officers hurt and the wounds sustained by the suspect, with one report stating one officer was slashed and the suspect was hit in the abdomen and thigh, while another reports two officers suffered light injuries and the suspect was shot once in the left thigh.

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WhereTainan
22.991, 120.213 ±10 km
First reported42 days ago
Published2026-09-13 10:45 UTC
Sources7
How this travelled.
Reports12Independent tellings7
7 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Man wounds two women with knife and is shot by police in Madou District. 2026-09-13T10:45:04.835Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2111. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-13/%E5%8F%B0%E5%8D%97%E9%BA%BB%E8%B1%866%E6%97%AC%E7%94%B7%E8%B7%AF%E4%B8%8A%E7%A0%8D%E5%82%B7%E8%B7%AF%E4%BA%BA-%E8%81%BD%E9%80%99%E5%8F%A5%E7%AA%81%E6%9A%B4%E8%B5%B0-%E8%AD%A6%E9%96%8B2%E6%A7%8D%E5%88%B6%E4%BC%8F-63c10e3c

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