TOKYO —
A person brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter practice on Sunday stabbed a number of passengers earlier than setting a hearth, police mentioned.
NHK public tv mentioned a minimum of 10 passengers had been injured, together with one severely.
The attacker, solely recognized as a person in his 20s, was arrested on the spot and is being investigated, NHK mentioned.
Tokyo police officers mentioned the assault occurred contained in the Keio practice close to the Kokuryo station.
The attacker’s motive was not instantly recognized.
Tv footage confirmed quite a lot of firefighters, police officers and paramedics rescuing the passengers, lots of whom escaped via practice home windows.
The assault was the second involving a knife on a Tokyo practice in two months.
In August, the day earlier than the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony, a 36-year-old man stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter practice in Tokyo in a random burst of violence. The suspect later advised police that he wished to assault girls who seemed pleased.
