A man armed with an axe has killed two young girls and four adults in a Chinese city, media reports say.
The attack happened early on Wednesday on a street near a kindergarten in Gongyi city, Henan province.
A 30-year-old local farmer, who is suspected of being mentally ill, has been detained, officials said.
The incident is the latest in a spate of similar attacks across China, several of which have targeted schools and young children.
One local media report said that the group in Gyongi had been taking their children to nursery school when the attack happened.
Four people died at the scene and two more later in hospital, local officials said in a statement.
Suspect Wang Hongbin "has a history of mental health illness", it said.
BBC