40 injured in knife attack on primary school in China
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More than 40 students and staff members were injured in a knife attack at a primary school on Thursday, Chinese state media reported.
The attack took place at a school in the city of Suzhou in the Guangxi autonomous region, according to reports on Twitter from the Global Times newspaper.
The suspected attacker was identified as a 50-year-old man who works as a security guard at the school.
Guangxi Cangwu county government authority told GT they are currently focusing on treating the wounded students and school employees. Further details of the case will be later released through its official Sina Weibo handle. https://t.co/7cTqTCv2x3
The school’s principal and another security guard were among the injured.
Video footage posted on social media showed children with bandages walking or being carried out of a health center, where a crowd had gathered outside.
Stabbings at schools in China tend to be blamed on mentally ill individuals who are frustrated with society.
Due to strict gun control laws in China, many of these attacks are carried out with knives or home-made explosive devices.
