Three children were among six people killed in a knife attack at a kindergarten in China’s south-eastern province of Guangdong on Monday.
A teacher, two parents and three students were identified as the victims of the attack that took place at 7.40am local time, a city government spokesperson said.
Local police said a 25-year-old man, surnamed Wu, has been arrested, with authorities adding they were investigating the incident.
Chinese citizens took to Weibo to express shock over the incident, which was the top-trending discussion on the social media platform, with over 130 million views as of 12.20pm local time.
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