Knife-wielding man attacks 12 kindergarten children

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Knife-wielding man attacks 12 kindergarten children

A man climbed over the wall of a kindergarten school in south – western China and attacked 12 pupils with a knife, Chinese state media said on Wednesday.

One child is in serious condition , but none sustained life – threatening injuries, the report added.

The incident happened Wednesday afternoon in Pingxiang city in the province of Guangxi, according to the report.

Police apprehended a 41 – year – old suspect named Qin Peng An, a resident of Pingxiang city , but his motivation remains unclear , according to the paper.

Knife assaults against medical workers by patients and family members who blame doctors and nurses for the deaths of relatives are common in China , but attacks on schoolchildren are rare.