Student at Japanese school in China attacked by man: Japan gov't

A male student at a Japanese school in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province was attacked by a man Wednesday morning and then taken to hospital, the Japanese government said.

The man was detained for questioning by local authorities, according to Japanese government spokesman Hiroshi Moriya.

A Japanese government source said the primary school student was a victim of a stabbing that occurred on his way to school.

The Japanese consulate general in the province has asked authorities to share details and dispatched its staff to the area to gather information and provide necessary assistance, Moriya told a press conference.

Tokyo has strongly requested local Chinese authorities ensure the safety of Japanese nationals, according to a diplomatic source. The incident followed a knife attack in Suzhou near Shanghai in June, in which a Japanese mother and child were injured and a Chinese woman died while attempting to stop the assailant.

Wednesday marked the 93rd anniversary of the Japanese bombing of a railroad track near Shenyang, the start of the Manchurian Incident that led to Japan's invasion of northeastern China in 1931.

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