A knife-wielding woman stabbed 14 children in the Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, according to police statements.
The attack took place in the the city's outskirts as children were returning to classes, according to The Associated Press.
CGTN reports that the suspect, a 39-year-old woman with the surname Liu, was taken into custody after she was restrained by the kindergarten's teachers and security guard.
Videos from the event circulating on social media are disturbing: Some young children stand still, covered in blood, as wailing adults try to guide them out of the schoolyard. Other children lie in gurneys carried by medical personnel.
Some onlookers tried to hit the suspect as she was detained by authorities.
All victims have been hospitalized and receiving treatment, according to police. Authorities denied rumors on social media that two children died, according to the BBC.
As the BBC reports,
A massive crowd gathered outside the scene. Chongqing resident Xia Yang told CNN the incident shocked the city.
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