Kindergarten Children Killed in Knife Attack in Eastern China

An unemployed insurance worker broke into a kindergarten where he attacked 31 people with a knife.
Kindergarten Children Killed in Knife Attack in Eastern China
In the morning on April 29, dozens of children were hacked in a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu Province of China. (Internet photo)
4/30/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015
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In the morning on April 29, dozens of children were hacked in a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu Province of China.  (Internet photo)
An unemployed insurance worker broke into a kindergarten in Taixing, a city in Jiangsu Province, stabbed the senior security guard, and slashed 31 people with a knife, including the 28 children in the classroom. Four students died at the scene.

The attack occurred at 9:40 a.m. on April 29. Information about the attack has been found primarily on the Internet.

A local resident put the number of deaths at four to six children, but the exact number is not yet known. The injured were taken to the Taixing Hospital, according to a staff worker at the kindergarten. The case is now under police investigation.

According to a Xinhua report, the man was 47 years old. He injured 28 children, two teachers and one security guard. Five of the injuries were serious.

Li, a local resident who lives close to the kindergarten, told The Epoch Times, “The man rushed into the school with a knife. The police blocked the scene, and no one can get in now.”

According to the Jiangsu Province Public Safety Department, the man’s name is Xu Yuyuan, and he lived in Taixing. Police report that the man has been arrested.

The chief of the Propaganda Department of Taixing could not be reached for comment.

Read the original Chinese article.