54 injured after man sprays corrosive liquid in kindergarten
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Updated: 2019-11-12 11:28
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KUNMING -- Fifty-one children and three teachers were injured after a man sprayed a corrosive chemical in a kindergarten in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday.
The incident happened in the city of Kaiyuan on Monday afternoon, when a suspect climbed into a kindergarten and sprayed caustic soda, according to the government of Kaiyuan.
Two were seriously injured, but not life-threatening.
The 23-year-old male suspect, surnamed Kong, was detained about an hour later. Police said he carried out the attack as a revenge on society.
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