39 hurt in knife attack at China kindergarten

State owned media outlet The Global Times published these scenes in reporting the stabbing Thursday. GLOBAL TIMES/TWITTER

BEIJING – A school security guard injured at least 39 people in a knife attack at a kindergarten in southern China on Thursday morning, state media reported. The motive remains unknown.

The local government in the Guangxi region’s Cangwu county said 37 students and two adults suffered injuries of varying degrees in the attack.

Chinese state media identified the attacker as a security guard at the school surnamed Li. The suspect had been detained while an investigation was underway, they said.

State broadcaster CCTV said 40 had been injured, three seriously, including the head of the school, another security guard and a student. (AP)

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