A man armed with a knife attacked a kindergarten in Beiliu, southern China on Wednesday (April 28th), killing two children and injuring 16 people, state news agency Xinhua said.
A suspect has been arrested and an investigation is underway, the same source added.
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Knife attacks are common in China, a country that strictly regulates access to firearms.
In 2018, a man who stabbed nine children to death and injured 11 in northern China was sentenced to death.