Man beheaded and two others attacked at Chinese shopping centre

A MAN was beheaded and two others were stabbed during a fight between shop owners at a Chinese shopping centre.

Photo of shopping mall inYan'an city, Shaanxi province, China where three men were attacked, one was reportedly beheaded. Photos were from Weibo, according to the site Sina English.

A CHINESE man was beheaded and another two men were stabbed during a fight between shop owners at a shopping centre in Yan’an city in the north west of the country on Wednesday.

The brutal attack was caused by an argument between two shop owners on the third floor of the mall, according to Sina English, quoting China Network Info News Television.

Photos published on Chinese blog site Weibo show the bloody aftermath.

Shocked onlookers at the bloody scene of the attack.

One of the men lies on an mall escalator after the attack.

Police outside the mall.

The fight broke out at lunchtime and all three men attacked with a knife at the mall in Shaanxi province.

One man was beheaded, another died after being sent to hospital. A third man was seriously injured. Police are investigating the incident.

The man suspected of carrying out the attacks is in custody.

Photo of shopping centre in Yan'an city, Shaanxi province, China where three men were attacked, one was reportedly beheaded. Photos were from Weibo, according to the site Sina English.

Crowds outside the shopping centre as police arrive.