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Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
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Nineteen people have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in Japan, officials say. Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in Japan, officials say.
The attack in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, happened in the early hours of Tuesday. Another 26 people were injured, 20 seriously. The early morning attack in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, is the worst mass killing in the country since the end of World War Two.
It is is the worst mass killing in Japan since the end of World War Two. Police arrested a male former employee, who went to a nearby police station and allegedly admitted to the killings.
Police arrested a man who allegedly admitted to the killings at a nearby police station shortly afterwards. He is reported to have said he wanted disabled people to disappear.
The 26-year-old former employee of the care facility, named in local media as Satoshi Uematsu, is reported to have told police he wanted disabled people to disappear. The 26-year-old was named in local media as Satoshi Uematsu.
The Tsukui Yamayuri Garden facility, where the attack happened, is a care centre set on extensive grounds with separate living quarters for men and women. It had about 160 residents at the time of the attack, according to local officials. The Tsukui Yamayuri Garden facility, where the attack happened, is set in extensive grounds with separate living quarters for men and women. It had about 160 residents at the time of the attack, according to local officials.
Reports say the attacker entered the facility at about 02:30 local time (17:30 GMT) and began stabbing people inside. Eight staff members were on duty at the time at the centre. Reports say the attacker entered the facility at about 02:30 local time (17:30 GMT) and began stabbing people. Eight staff members were on duty at the time.
The victims were aged between 18 and 70, the Kyodo news agency said citing the Sagamihara City Fire Department. Another 25 people were injured, 20 seriously.
Television footage on Japanese channels showed many ambulances and police officers lined up outside the facility.Television footage on Japanese channels showed many ambulances and police officers lined up outside the facility.
Mass killings are rare in Japan, which has extremely strict gun control laws. In 2008, a man drove a truck into a packed shopping district at Akihabara in Tokyo, before climbing out and randomly stabbing people. Seven people died.Mass killings are rare in Japan, which has extremely strict gun control laws. In 2008, a man drove a truck into a packed shopping district at Akihabara in Tokyo, before climbing out and randomly stabbing people. Seven people died.
The attack occurred on the same date that a man with a history of mental illness stabbed eight children to death at an Osaka primary school in 2001. That attack occurred on the same date that a man with a history of mental illness stabbed eight children to death at an Osaka primary school in 2001.