Three children were slightly injured in a shooting accident Tuesday noon in a kindergarten in east France, local media reported.

A man armed with a carbine rifle broke into the kindergarten in Dole city in Jura province and opened fire on the children. He escaped before the caretakers realized what had happened.

Fortunately, the rifle was loaded with lead pellets and only three children were shot, two in the shoulders and the other sustaining a small hand abrasion.

There were altogether 130 children in the kindergarten when the accident occurred. A special panel has been set up to investigate the case.

Source: Xinhua