According to local police, the perpetrator was a 39-year-old woman identified only by her surname Liu. The woman reportedly assaulted the children with a kitchen knife.
22 October 2018, 22:02 GMT
"The deputy mayor and the municipal public security bureau chief Deng Huilin quickly rushed to the scene to direct the investigation […] He asked the health department to spare no effort to treat the injured children," the local police said in a statement as quoted by Sky News.
After the woman was arrested, police reportedly fended off a crowd of people who appeared to be the parents of the children affected.
#BREAKING: Woman detained after stabbing and injuring 14 children near a kindergarten in SW China's Chongqing, according to local police pic.twitter.com/Ja7dSeVCHv
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) 26 октября 2018 г.
Local authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. No information about the woman’s possible motives has been provided.
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