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At least 19 killed in knife attack outside Tokyo Japan knife attack: 15 killed and dozens wounded in stabbing
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At least 19 people have been killed and 20 others injured after a knife attack in Sagamihara, outside Tokyo, according to local news agencies. At least 15 people have been killed and another 45 injured after a man went on a rampage with a knife at a Japanese facility for disabled people in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A man armed with a knife wounded dozens in the attack on a facility for disabled people in Kanagawa Prefecture, before turning himself in to police. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said the suspect, reported to have the family name Uematsu, had been arrested after he attacked residents of the Tsukui Yamayuri En (Tsukui Lily Garden) facility in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.
The 26-year-old was arrested after turning himself in to police, NHK said.
Police are investigating the motive behind the attack, which is believed to have started at about 2.30am local time.
Emergency workers said 20 of the injured people were in serious condition.
NHK said the suspect was a former employee at the facility.
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