China school attack: Eight children killed at Hubei primary (BBC)

Eight children have been killed in an attack outside a primary school in China, on the first day back at school after the summer holidays.

Police said they arrested a 40-year-old man at the scene of the attack in Hubei province in central China.

Officials did not say how the students were killed and the attacker’s motive was not immediately clear.

The victims’ ages were not released, but children at the school range between six and 13 years old. Read more

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