(8 Jan 2019) A 49-year-old man injured 20 children with a hammer Tuesday inside a primary school in China's capital, officials said.
Three of the children have serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the Xicheng district government said on its social media account, adding that the attack took place at 11:17 a.m. (0317 GMT)
The suspect, surnamed Jia, was apprehended at the scene, the statement said.
A native of northern Heilongjiang province, Jia was employed through a labour service company to perform daily maintenance work at the school.
His contract was set to expire this month and had not been renewed.
As an expression of his dissatisfaction, Xicheng district said, Jia wielded a hammer that he normally used for work to injure students during a class.
All the harmed children are receiving hospital treatment.
The primary school, Beijing No. 1 Affiliated Elementary School of Xuanwu Normal School, was founded in 1908.
According to the school's website, it has 2,537 students and 199 teaching personnel.
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