Knife attacker kills 7 children in China

Beijing: A knife-wielding man killed seven middle school children and injured 12 others as they returned home in northern China on Friday, the authorities said, in one of the deadliest such rampages in the country in recent years. The suspect was detained and the injured children were receiving treatment at a government hospital. The ages of the children were not given, but middle schoolers are usually between 12 and 15 years old in China. Knife attacks are not uncommon in the country. PTI