Knife attacks on schoolchildren are a regular occurrence in China, with perpetrators often saying they are motivated by a desire to take revenge on society.
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 Elementary School in the town of Baiyangping, in Hubei province, on the first day of the new academic year.A spokeswoman for Enshi Central Hospital said injured pupils were being treated there, while the local government said it was offering counselling.
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 injured.
In April last year, nine were killed and more than a dozen injured outside a middle school in northwestern Shaanxi province by an attacker who allegedly was a former pupil seeking revenge for having been bullied.For the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2019.
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