Courts told to heighten security after knife attack

Law courts nationwide have been ordered to boost security to protect legal professionals and other employees after a judge was attacked in Jiangsu province.

Zhou Long, a judge in Shuyang county, was run down by a car and then stabbed multiple times as he walked to work on Friday. He was taken to a hospital and is out of danger, according to local authorities.

Police have detained a man identified as Hu Xiaogan, a disgruntled defendant in a case handled by Zhou who had failed to comply with the judge's ruling, according to the county court.