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   Six people including three children have been killed in a kindergarten   
   stabbing in China's south-eastern Guangdong province.   
      
   Police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man with the surname Wu in   
   Lianjiang town.   
      
   The other victims are a teacher and two parents, AFP reported, quoting a   
   local official. One person is also injured.   
      
   Police have called this a case of "intentional assault" but not elaborated   
   on a possible motive.   
      
   The attack happened on Monday at 07:40 local time (23:40 Sunday GMT), just   
   as parents were dropping their children off for summer classes. The man   
   was arrested at 08:00.   
      
   A storeowner who works near the kindergarten told the BBC the surrounding   
   area has been sealed off.   
      
   Lianjiang has a population of about 1.87 million.   
      
   As videos of the attack spread across Chinese social media, they sparked   
   outrage and shock.   
      
   The stabbings also fit in to a disturbingly familiar pattern. Firearms are   
   banned in China but the country has seen a spate of knife attacks in   
   recent years, although there was also one incident where the attacker used   
   a chemical spray to injure a classroom of 50 children.   
      
   The BBC has counted at least 17 knife attacks in schools, colleges and   
   universities since 2010. Ten of those have happened between 2018 and 2023.   
      
   In August last year, a knife-wielding assailant stormed a kindergarten in   
   the south-eastern Jiangxi province, killing three people and wounding six   
   others.   
      
   In April 2021, two children died while 16 others were injured during a   
   mass stabbing in Beiliu City, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.   
      
   In October 2018, 14 children were injured in a knife attack at a   
   kindergarten in Chongqing, south-west China.   
      
   In most of these cases, the perpetrators are male and have expressed a   
   grudge against society. Similar patterns have been seen in mass killings   
   in other countries, from the US to Japan. But experts say there may be   
   some additional reasons for the apparent increase in mass stabbings in   
   China.   
      
   They believe the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced Chinese cities to endure   
   some of the longest and toughest lockdowns anywhere in the world, could be   
   one reason. The after-effects are not well understood yet, but could   
   include feelings of anger, resentment, and involve a loss of jobs,   
   investments and relationships.   
      
   Other possible factors that are cited are the high stress and high   
   expectations put on young men in Chinese society. These are exacerbated by   
   high levels of youth unemployment and a widening rich-poor divide. One   
   expert told the BBC a strong sense of "social deprivation" can lead some   
   to use violence to vent their frustration against society.   
      
   Chinese authorities have been stepping up security around schools since   
   2010. That year, the Ministry of Public Security had urged local   
   authorities to "resolutely crack down" on criminal activities to ensure   
   the safety of teachers and students.   
      
   After the April 2021 attack, the education ministry also mandated   
   emergency evacuation drills in schools.   
      
   Fearing copycat attacks, Beijing is also not allowing state media to   
   publish full details of Monday's incident at the kindergarten.   
      
   Additional reporting by BBC Chinese   
      
   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66151247   
      
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