Man kills three children, injures 13 in S China

NANNING - Three children were killed, another 13 injured on Friday afternoon by a man wielding a wood chopper in Pingnan county in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said local authorities.

On 2:06 p.m. Friday, local police received the report that a man rushed into a residence and slashed 16 children, who were on the noon care, with a wood chopper, according to the county government.

All injured have been rushed to hospital. Three children died after the emergency rescue.

The suspect, surnamed Wu, has been arrested by police.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.