CHENGDU - A knife-wielding man hacked 10 people on Sunday evening in downtown Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, local police said.

Three were killed and several were injured, China Central Television (CCTV) said on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter-like social networking website.

CCTV said a 10-year-old girl was severely wounded.

The attack occurred around 9:00 p.m., and the suspect has been captured, the police said