Knife-wielding maniac slashes ten children outside Chinese school before killing himself

Ten students have been injured after a man with a knife attacked them at the school gates.

Two of children have been taken to hospital with serious injuries but their conditions are not believed to be life-threatening.

The knifeman attacked six boys and four girls before tuing the knife on himself at the primary school in the city of Haikou in southe China this moing.

He was found dead at the scene when police arrived.

Local police described the incident as a \"vicious criminal case brought on by extreme actions\".

An official at Haikou's Longhu police station declined to give further details and said the case was under investigation.

Knife attacks against schoolchildren have decreased in recent years after Chinese schools were hit by a series of stabbings roughly five years ago.

The attacks, mostly carried out by perpetrators with mental health issues, sparked outrage among Chinese parents who demanded enhanced security at schools.

In one of the deadliest cases, a 42-year-old man killed eight children at an elementary school in Fujian province in 2010.