2 killed, 16 injured in south China kindergarten stabbing

NANNING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 16 others injured in a knife-stabbing incident in Beiliu City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said.

As of 10 p.m., two children have died as a result. Fourteen of the wounded have received treatment, and two others are still undergoing operations, according to the hospital sources.

The incident took place in a kindergarten in Xinfeng Township at around 2 p.m. Wednesday, the city's publicity department said.

Police have arrested a suspect in the stabbings, and an investigation is underway.