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Cornell College teacher returns to IA after being stabbed in China

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June 13th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI] — A Cornell College instructor who was stabbed in a random attack in China is out of the hospital and on his way home. David Zabner’s brother told KCCI-TV in Des Moines, that Zabner was on a plane Wednesday night and was expected to be home on Thursday (today). Zabner was stabbed in the arm but is recovering well.

Police say a 55-year-old man stabbed four instructors while they were walking in a park on Monday. The instructors were in China as part of a partnership with a Chinese university.

Iowa leaders are working with the State Department to bring the rest of the victims home. They’re all expected to survive.