Witness thought Art Basel Miami Beach stabbing was an act

Security has stepped up at the event in the wake of the Paris attacks, because of which on site security personnel were able to arrive at the scene immediately and arrest the suspect, identified as 24-year-old NY resident Siyuan Zhao. Shots ring out, and the man falls to the ground clutching his body. Johnson, with the firm NLPG, posted his video on Instagram.

Police started looking for the man after a report of a bank robbery, police Chief Daniel Oates said at a press briefing.

North Palm Beach Police are investigating after a Muslim place of worship was found badly vandalized, early Friday.

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The video shows the man confront the officers with a razor.

Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship docked in PortMiami after, police said, one guest disobeyed boarding rules.

A graphic video, which circulated widely on social media on Saturday, appears to start showing a standoff between police and a shirtless man purported to be the suspect, outside of the apparent barber shop.

An inside source said that many thought the attack was a performance or art, and they watched intensely until they realized that the incident was real.

“It makes me very nervous”, said Sune Smith.

Art Basel organisers released a statement after the incident, obtained by editors at People.com, which reads, “At 5:20 p.m. a visitor was assaulted by another visitor in the Nova sector of the fair”.

“It went boom-boom, twice”, Rodriguez said. “When he started moving forward towards them and they start backing up a little bit and he puts his hand on the actual police auto”. The suspect also said he would shoot a customer. When he noticed police were onto him, he took off his shirt and came out with the razor blade.