Latest attacker has 'history of mental illness'

Assaults not targeted at school children, say police

BEIHAI, Guangxi - The deadly stabbings in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday were not aimed at school children, but were random assaults by a man who had been reported as being mentally ill, local authorities said on Tuesday.

The case has rekindled public outcry for tighter campus security after the killings of eight pupils in front of a primary school's gate in Fujian province last month.