2 dead, 1 injured after employee fight at Beijing's Palace Museum

A fight among employees at the Palace Museum in Beijing Friday left two people dead and another injured, police said. The fight broke out around 11:20 a.m. Friday in the museum's cafeteria, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Officials said a 49-year-old museum employee, identified by his surname Zheng, fatally stabbed two of his coworkers with a knife. When police arrived, one of the victims was already dead. The other died during efforts to treat his wounds. Zheng was found later in an office, police said. He was taken to a hospital for wounds he suffered during the brawl. His condition and motive for allegedly stabbing his colleagues was unknown.