Ohio State University attack: Malaysian students safe

Malaysian students are reported to be safe following the attack at Ohio State University in United States on Monday, says Education Malaysia Washington DC.

American media outlets reported that a student crashed his vehicle onto the sidewalk at the Columbus, Ohio, campus before slashing students with a butcher knife and was later fatally shot by a campus police officer.

"All 296 Malaysian students are safe," assured the education office.

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Eleven people are being treated at a hospital, with one in critical condition, according to American media.

It was reported that the alleged attacker was a university student of Somali descent. -- Bernama