BEIJING - Police have detained a drunken foreigner who allegedly slashed a waiter in a hotel restaurant in downtown Beijing on Friday.

An illustration of a series of car accidents caused by a foreigner who allegedly slashed a waiter in Beijing on Friday afternoon. [Photo/Beijing Times]

The foreigner, who has not been identified, was arrested around 4:00 pm, half an hour after he wounded a waiter with a kitchen knife in a restaurant, according to a statement from Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

He forced his way into a car, drove it away and crashed with four cars after the alleged crime, the statement said. He was arrested near the restaurant.

An investigation is underway.