Knife-wielding man injures 22 school-children in China
By: Terril Yue Jones
December 14, 2012
A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on schoolchildren in the country.
The man attacked the children at the gate of a school in Chenpeng village in Henan province, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Police arrested a 36-year-old man, identified as villager Min Yingjun, Xinhua said. It did not give further details of the extent of the injuries.
There have been a series of attacks on schools and schoolchildren around China in recent years, some by people who have lost their jobs or felt left out of the country's economic boom.
The rash of violence has prompted public calls for more measures to protect the young in a country where many couples only have one child.
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Of course in China, only secret police, police and the military are allowed to have guns. Yet, where there is a will there is a way to commit mayhem. Even Football DWI players have their ways with careening autos.