Six, Including Three Children, Stabbed To Death At Chinese Kindergarten

Six people, including three children, were stabbed to death by an assailant at a kindergarten in China's south-eastern Guangdong province.

Police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man, having the surname Wu, in Lianjiang town. One other person is also injured in the attack on Monday, police informed.

The other victims include a teacher and two parents, according to reports by the AFP. Police called it a case of "intentional assault".

According to reports, the premises of the kindergarten have been sealed off. Several people expressed shock over the attack which sparked a lot of conversation on the Chinese social media platforms.

In China, violent crime is relatively rare but the country has seen a spate of knife attacks in recent years, including several in schools.

In August last year, a knife-wielding assailant stormed a kindergarten in the south-eastern Jiangxi province, killing three people and wounding six others.

In April 2021, two children died while 16 others were injured during a mass stabbing in Beiliu City, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

In October 2018, 14 children were injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in Chongqing, south-west China.