4 People Wounded by Man Wielding Axe Who Attacked Diners at Chinese Restaurants in New Zealand

Police tape cordons off a restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 20, 2023, after an axe attack late Monday. Hayden Woodward/New Zealand Herald via AP

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A man with an axe attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, wounding four people, police and witnesses said.

Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland suburb of Albany.