An attacker with a knife injured 37 children and two adults at an elementary school in southern China on Thursday, according to authorities. All 39 victims were hospitalized but none are in serious condition, according to a statement.
The attack, which took place in Cangwu county in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, saw all 39 victims hospitalized, though none were in a serious condition. The 37 children, were"slightly injured" according to a statement released by the Cangwu county, while the two adults had more severe wounds.The police have detained a single suspect, according to the statement. Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times claimed the attacker was a security guard at the school.
The children who attend this elementary school are between 6 and 12 years of age.Knife attacks in China, especially at schools, are not uncommon, with a number of similar attacks taking place in recent years.Read MoreIn October 2018, a woman wielding a kitchen knife slashed at least 14 children at a kindergarten in the central city of Chongqing.Nine students were killed at a middle school in Shaanxi province in April 2018 by a 28-year-old man who was later sentenced to death.
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