Six individuals were killed and another injured in an assault at a kindergarten in Lianjiang, a city in southern China’s Guangdong province. The victims of this tragic event included one teacher, two parents, and three students, as reported by a city government spokesperson. However, further details about the victims’ identities or ages, or the weapon used in the attack, were not disclosed.
The incident occurred around 7:40 am local time, according to the state-backed China News Network. A 25-year-old male suspect, identified only by his surname Wu, was apprehended by local police. An investigation into the incident is currently underway. Videos allegedly showing the crime scene, captured by passersby, were removed from video-sharing platforms Douyin and Weibo.
This incident is not an isolated one. China has been grappling with a series of mass stabbings in recent years, despite strict gun control laws. The rise in violent crime has coincided with the country’s economic growth and the rapidly widening gap between the rich and the poor.
There have been several fatal attacks targeting students and schools across the nation in recent years. These incidents have prompted authorities to enhance security measures and sparked calls for more research into the root causes of such violent acts.
In August of the previous year, a knife attack at a kindergarten in southeast China’s Jiangxi province resulted in three deaths and six injuries. In April 2021, a man wielding a knife entered a kindergarten in southern China, killing two children and injuring 16 others. In June of the previous year, a knife-wielding attacker wounded 37 students and two adults at a primary school in southern China.
These repeated incidents of violence against students and educational institutions underscore the urgent need for effective measures to ensure the safety of children and staff in schools across China.
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