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A man has stabbed three children to death and wounded six others, including a teacher, at a primary school in China. | A man has stabbed three children to death and wounded six others, including a teacher, at a primary school in China. |
The man, named Chen, died after jumping from a building shortly after the attack in Shiyan, Hubei province, according to Xinhua news agency. | The man, named Chen, died after jumping from a building shortly after the attack in Shiyan, Hubei province, according to Xinhua news agency. |
Six people have been taken to hospital, the agency said, adding that two were seriously injured. | Six people have been taken to hospital, the agency said, adding that two were seriously injured. |
Chen carried out the attack because he could not enrol his child at the school, local broadcaster Shiyan Television said on Sina Weibo, a microblogging website. | Chen carried out the attack because he could not enrol his child at the school, local broadcaster Shiyan Television said on Sina Weibo, a microblogging website. |
A police official declined to provide further information on the incident, saying: "Police officials are at the school investigating." | A police official declined to provide further information on the incident, saying: "Police officials are at the school investigating." |
Xinhua said it was not immediately clear how Chen entered the premises. "Security at many schools has been tightened after a spate of attacks on children in recent years," it said. | Xinhua said it was not immediately clear how Chen entered the premises. "Security at many schools has been tightened after a spate of attacks on children in recent years," it said. |
They include five incidents in 2010 that killed 17 people – 15 of whom were children – and wounded more than 80. | They include five incidents in 2010 that killed 17 people – 15 of whom were children – and wounded more than 80. |
In March, a man killed two relatives and stabbed a further 11 people, including six children, outside a school in Shanghai. | In March, a man killed two relatives and stabbed a further 11 people, including six children, outside a school in Shanghai. |
This summer police in Qianjing, near Shiyan, killed a suspect after an attempted attack on a primary school. | |
Monday was the first day of the new school year in much of China. | Monday was the first day of the new school year in much of China. |
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