Japan: At least 2 dead, 17 injured after man attacks school children with knife in Kawasaki

Japan: At least 2 dead, 17 injured after man attacks school children with knife in Kawasaki

ANIUpdated: Monday, June 03, 2019, 07:50 PM IST
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Police forensic experts (in blue) and a fire truck are seen at the crime scene where a man stabbed 19 people, including children in Kawasaki on May 28, 2019. - Two people, including a child, were feared dead in a mass stabbing attack that also injured 17 people in the Japanese city of Kawasaki, the local fire department said. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) |

Tokyo: At least 16 people, including eight primary school children, suffered injuries in a suspected stabbing attack in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on early Tuesday, state media said.

According to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK, authorities confirmed that two children and an adult were without vital signs after the incident took place near Noborito train station. A male suspect, likely in his 40s to 50s, reportedly began slashing at people waiting at the station and was badly hurt after stabbing himself in the shoulder. He was detained on the spot by the police later.

Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay, reporting from Tokyo, said that the attack took place at a time when the station was very busy with commuters. Footage broadcast on local television channels showed that emergency medical tents were put up to treat the wounded.

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