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China: Eight Children Killed In Knife Attack at Primary School

China: Eight Children Killed In Knife Attack at Primary School
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By Staff, Agencies

A 40-year-old man was detained after eight children were stabbed to death in a knife attack at a primary school in central China on Monday, local authorities said.

Two other children were being treated for injuries following the incident at Chaotangpo Primary School in the town of Baiyangping, in Hubei province, on the first day of the new academic year.

The suspect, who police said was a local man surnamed Yu, was found by officers at the scene.

Wounded pupils were being treated at Enshi Central Hospital.

Knife attacks on schoolchildren are a regular occurrence in mainland China, with the perpetrators often saying they are motivated by a desire to take revenge on society.

Earlier this year, two pupils were killed in an attack at a school in Baijiaping in Hunan province, and in January a maintenance man in Beijing was detained over a hammer attack in which 20 pupils were wounded.

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