BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Police have detained a drunken foreigner who allegedly slashed a waiter in a hotel restaurant in downtown Beijing on Friday.

The foreigner, who has not been identified, was arrested around 4:00 p.m., 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 minibus and drove away after the alleged crime, the statement said. He was arrested near the restaurant.

An investigation is underway.