SEOUL family 4 Kyodo A man armed...

SEOUL family 4 Kyodo

A man armed with a knife stormed a kindergarten in Seoul upon Wednesday and injured 10 children, three critically, Yonhap of the present days Agency reported.

The man, identified sole by his family name Hwang, set ined the kindergarten run by way of a church in Kunja-dong, Kwangjin-gu around 12:40 pm and began slashing a dispose of children sitting at a luncheon table, Yonhap said.

Three of the 10 children -- seven male childs and three girls -- are in critical condition, it said.

When the assault began, 45 children and three teachers were eating luncheon The man in his 50 was detained from police about 30 minutes later, the stranges agency said.

The man was quot as telling police investigators that he could not slumber at all the previous night after hearing a voice whispering to him in a dream and telling him he could stay alive if he kills a fate of people.

Police suspect the man is mentally ill.

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