Three children killed in axe attack at primary school

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Three children were killed and more than a dozen injured in an axe attack at a primary school in southern China on Friday, state media said.

Authorities arrested the man, surnamed Wu, after the attack in Pingnan county in Guangxi autonomous region, the report said, adding that he was mentally ill.

China has seen several violent attacks against children over the past two years, including a spate of five incidents in 2010 which killed 15 children and two adults and wounded more than 80.

The attacks have forced authorities to increase security around schools and led to calls for more research into the root causes of such acts.

Calls made to local authorities and police in Pingnan county went unanswered Friday evening.