Stampede kills 6 primary school children in China<br />
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Six school children died and 25 were injured in a stampede Friday at a primary school in the southern Chinese city of Kunming, authorities said.<br />
It wasn't clear what caused the stampede among the first- and second-grade students of Mingtong Primary School, the city's propaganda office said on its microblog.<br />
Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong demanded an investigation be conducted into the cause and that the report be released to the public, Kunming officials said.<br />
The city government said 25 injured students were taken to the hospital, and those with minor injuries were released.<br />
Also Friday, a man fatally stabbed four students on their way to elementary school in the neighboring province of Guangxi. Local officials said police were searching for the suspect.<br />
Earlier this month, a man killed three pupils on the first day of school before jumping to his death in the central Hubei province.<br />
Chinese education officials have repeatedly demanded that campus security be increased.<br />
Following the stampede, Kunming officials demanded that all schools in the city have thorough security checks to remove any safety hazards.<br />
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