Police told the BBC that the incident occured at about 7.40 a.m. and added that a 25-year-old man was arrested in Lianjiang town.
Although the police are yet to identify the victims, they called the incident a case of “intentional assault”.
A storeowner who works near the kindergarten told the BBC the surrounding area has been sealed off.
Monday’s incident comes as the country has witnessed a spate of knife attacks in recent years, including several in schools, reports the BBC.
In August 2022, a knife-wielding assailant stormed a kindergarten in Jiangxi province, killing three people and injuring six others.
In April 2021, two children died while 16 others were injured during a mass stabbing in Beiliu City, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
In October 2018, 14 children were injured in a knife attack at a kindergarten in Chongqing.
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