2 dead in separate stabbings; 27 hurt

Police officers from Fuzhou, Fujian province, are hunting for a man suspected of having stabbed one person to death and injuring another 19 on Monday night.

The suspect, surnamed Hou, fled by jumping into a river as he was being chased by police, according to a statement released by the Fuzhou public security bureau on Tuesday.

Hou, a native of Yongtai county, Fujian province, arrived at the temporary residence of his ex-wife, surnamed Huang, in the city's Jiangbian village, then stabbed and injured Huang's boyfriend, surnamed Zou, after a quarrel at about 8:30 pm on Monday. Hou and Huang divorced in November.