Key takeaways:
- Six people dead and one injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in Lianjiang county, Guangdong, China.
- 25-year-old male surnamed Wu arrested on suspicion of carrying out an “intentional attack”.
- Victims include three students, two parents and one teacher; police investigating the incident.
A knife attack at a kindergarten in Lianjiang county in the province of Guangdong, China, has left six people dead and one injured.
The local police bureau has confirmed that a 25-year-old male surnamed Wu has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out an “intentional attack”. The attack occurred around 7:40 a.m. local time (7:40 p.m. ET).
According to a spokeswoman for the city government, the victims included three students, two parents and one teacher. The police spokesman told Agence France-Presse that the attack was a stabbing.
The municipal education bureau has told NBC News that the attack is still under investigation. The police bureau has declined to comment, and calls to the local publicity department went unanswered.
The attack has left the local community in shock, and the police are continuing to investigate the incident.
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