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Mentally ill man wounds 18 kids in Guangdong

A MENTALLY ill man wielding a wrench entered a kindergarten in southern China, wounding 18 children and a teacher before fleeing on a motorcycle and trying to stab himself to death, state media reported today. ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sat, Jul 21 2007

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