Monday, 25 July 2016

19 dead and 45 wounded as knifeman goes on rampage at building for disabled in Japan

At least 19 people were killed and at least 45 wounded in a knife
attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in a city just west of
Tokyo in a rare case of mass violence in Japan, according to
Japanese media reports. Police said they responded to a call about
2:30 a.m. on Tuesday from an employee saying that they saw a man
dressed in black clothes holding a weapon in the grounds of the
Tsukui Yamayuri Garden and that something horrible was happening
at the facility in the city of Sagamihara.
2 hours after the incident, a man turned himself in at a police station,
police in Sagamihara said but left the knife in his car when he
entered the station. Police say a 26-year-old man who was a former
staff member confessed to the stabbings. The suspect reportedly
escaped the facility but then turned himself in He has been arrested
on suspicion of attempted murder and trespassing. Police said there
were several casualties but did not provide any numbers.

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