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16 children injured in knife attack in kindergarten in China’s south

GUANGXI: An unidentified person staged a knife attack on a kindergarten in China’s southern Guangxi autonomous region, leaving 16 children and two nursery teachers injured, the China Central Television reported on Wednesday.

The incident took place in the city of Beiliu at around 2 pm local time. The condition of the two children is assessed as grave.

The police detained the suspected who was identified as a 24-year-old local resident

Extremely graphic videos circulating on social media show distressed and bloodied children crying on a playground. Some are seen lying motionless.Sina news agency cited police, saying the suspect suffered from mental illness. His identity has not been revealed.

China has seen a number of attacks on schools recent years. Last year, a school security guard stabbed 39 children and staff in a kindergarten in Guangxi region, and In 2018, a woman armed with a kitchen knife injured 14 children in the city of Chongqing.

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