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 name Wu in Lianjiang.
The other victims are a teacher and two parents and one person is also injured.
Police have called this a case of "intentional assault" but have 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 by the Police.
The BBC has counted at least 17 knife attacks in schools, colleges and universities since 2010. Ten of those happened between 2018 and 2023. Further investigations are underway.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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