Knife-wielding man injures eight pupils in rampage at Chinese primary school

A Chinese man wielding a kitchen knife attacked pupils at a primary school in China, injuring eight children.

Shocking CCTV images have been released of the attack, which show the man chasing young children with what looks to be a meat cleaver.

The government of Macheng city in Hubei province said the man, identified as 35-year-old Chen Zuihang, was arrested following the attack. The motive for the attack is still unclear.

A statement from police said the injured schoolchildren - believed to be aged between six and eight years old - were being treated at a hospital.

China has suffered a series of attacks on nurseries and schools, often by people who are mentally ill or are angry at society.

Last month, a group of eight knife-wielding men slashed at students on their way home, killing one student and injuring two in the northwestern city of Ankang.

Last year, a man injured six pupils and one parent with a kitchen cleaver in the southern city of Maoming.

Education officials have ordered tighter security at schools throughout the country.

(Additional reporting AP)