BEIJING - A foreign man is dead after being stabbed in downtown Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, local police said.

The foreigner, whose nationality remains unknown, was stabbed by an unidentified assailant at 3:20 pm at the entrance to Qudeng Alley in Xicheng district, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said.

The assailant has been apprehended by police officers who were on patrol near the scene of the attack.

The incident is under investigation.