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NYTimes: Seven Children Killed in School Attack in China

Yet again, another frightening attack on children. The NYTimes does a
good job here exploring some if the possible causes of this string of
attacks. Questions are raised, though some of the hypothesis are
simplistic. It will be telling if the Chinese government finally
decides to deal with the issue versus simply hiding it.

From The New York Times:

Seven Children Killed in School Attack in China

The children and a teacher were stabbed to death at a kindergarten in
China in the latest in a bizarre series of attacks on children.

http://nyti.ms/dnJwYW

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