Six killed in China kindergarten attack
The Hindu
Six people were killed and one wounded in an attack at a kindergarten in southern China’s Guangdong province on Monday, a spokeswoman for the city government said
Six people were killed and one wounded in an attack at a kindergarten in southern China's Guangdong Province on July 10, a spokeswoman for the city government said.
"The victims include one teacher, two parents and three students," she said.
She did not offer details about the identities or ages of the victims, nor the weapon used in the attack, which took place in the city of Lianjiang.
"One suspect has been arrested," she said, adding that a police investigation was underway.
The suspect was a 25-year-old male surnamed Wu, local police said in a statement.
The incident took place around 7:40 a.m. (2340 GMT on July 9), the state-backed China News Network reported.
Videos shot by passersby claiming to show the crime scene were removed from video-sharing platform Douyin and Twitter-like Weibo.
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