(Photos) A gang of knife-wielding men attack a train station in China with bodies strewn across the floor | At least 27 dead and 162 injured

At least 27 people have been killed and 162 injured after a group of knife-wielding men attacked people at one of China’s busiest railway stations.

Distressing photos circulating online showed bodies, pools of blood and abandoned luggage scattered across the terminal floor at Kunming Railway Station in Yunnan province.

Authorities described the incident at about 9pm local time (1pm GMT) as an ‘organised, premeditated, violent terrorist attack.’

Unconfirmed reports suggested five attackers were gunned down by police after a standoff.

Several suspects were contained by police and the station and surrounding roads were cordoned off.