3 children killed, 13 injured in S. China ax attack
| Three children were killed, and another 13 injured yesterday by a man wielding an ax in Pingnan County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Southern Daily] |
Three children were killed, and another 13 injured yesterday by a man wielding an ax in Pingnan County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said.
At 2:06 pm, local police received a report that a man had rushed into a residence and attacked 16 children with an ax used for chopping wood, according to a statement by the county government.
All the injured were taken to hospital but three of the children died after emergency treatment failed, the statement said.
The suspect, surnamed Wu, has been arrested by police and the reasons behind the incident are under investigation.
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