Beijing, Jun 4 (PTI) About 40 students and staff members of a primary school in China were stabbed by a security guard, official media reported on Thursday.

The incident happened at the school in Guangxi province, state-run China Daily said in a brief report.

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Further details about the attack are awaited.

Knife attacks by disgruntled people have been taking place in different parts of China in the past few years.

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The attackers targeted mainly kindergarten and primary schools besides public transport to vent their anger.

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