South China: 12 children injured in kindergarten knife attack

Twelve children were injured by a man in a knife attack at a kindergarten in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Wednesday afternoon, local police said.

The man, 41, was identified by his surname as Tan. He slashed the children with a kitchen knife after entering the Xiaocongzai kindergarten in Youyi Township, Pingxiang City at 3 pm, according to the Pingxiang City Public Security Bureau.

Police said the suspect entered the kindergarten on the excuse that he needed to pick up his child.