By Yew Lun Tian
BEIJING (Reuters) – A staffer at the Israeli embassy in Beijing was assaulted on Friday, Israel’s foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that the person was in a stable condition in hospital.
The attack did not happen within the embassy compound itself, the statement said, which is just one embassy over from that of the United States and in an area with a number of other embassies and a heavy police presence.
An investigation into the attack is underway, the statement said.
Unverified videos on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed a blood-stained man lying on the pavement by a car, telling bystanders he was from the Israeli embassy.
In the video, a police officer can be heard identifying himself as a member of the Xinyuanli police station, located in northeastern Beijing, near the embassy district and a popular market frequented by foreigners for fresh produce.
(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian, Joe Cash and Ethan Wang; Editing by Kim Coghill and Christina Fincher)