China Scene: North

Knife-wielding robber

A female cab driver survivied a robbery at knifepoint on Thursday by keeping her wits and with the help of a group of brave farmers near a village in Suizhong, a county in Liaoning province.

Wang Fang, the driver, had driven the would-be robber to a remote part of the county, and that's when he struck. She reacted by pushing the knife away from her neck, jumping out of the car and screaming with all her might.