Four children were fatally stabbed on Thursday at a kindergarten in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, police reported.
The male suspect reportedly gained entry by posing as a parent before attacking the children, who local media said were between two and three years old.
As he tried to flee, angry residents attempted to lynch him, but security forces intervened and arrested him, police spokeswoman Racheal Kawala stated.
“We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division, Kampala City, where a male suspect brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” Kawala said.
The motive behind the attack is still unknown, and police are conducting an investigation.
Social media videos showed distressed parents outside the nursery, now cordoned off, anxiously seeking news about their children.
Such killings are uncommon in Uganda.
