Eight schoolchildren have been killed in China after a cleaver-wielding man allegedly broke into a primary school and slashed pupils on the first day of the new term.



Another two students were injured in the attack yesterday morning and were being treated in hospital, police said.



The culprit, a 40-year-old man with the surname Yu, has been detained by police.The suspect had been freed from jail and launched the stabbing spree to take revenge on society, an insider revealed.



The attack occurred about 8am in Baiyangping Town in Enshi city, Hubei province. Yesterday was the first day of the new semester in China when pupils went back to class after a two-month-long summer break.