Suspect arrested in China kindergarten attack that killed three

China upgraded security at schools following a spate of of deadly attacks in recent years. - AFP

BEIJING (AP): Police in southern China have arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of an attack that killed three people and injured six others at a kindergarten in Jiangxi province.

Liu Xiaohui was arrested at 10.50pm on Wednesday, about 12 hours after the morning attack, the Anfu county police said in a statement. He had fled and gone into hiding, the statement said.