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At Least 15 Are Killed in Knife Attack Near Tokyo Knife Attack Kills at Least 15 in Tokyo Suburb
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A man wielding a knife killed at least 15 people and injured 45 others at a center for disabled people in a Tokyo suburb early Tuesday morning, according to a report by NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. TOKYO — A man wielding a knife killed at least 15 people at a facility for the disabled in a Tokyo suburb early Tuesday, according to a report by NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster.
The man, who was said to be in his 20s, went on a rampage just after 2:30 a.m. in Sagamihara, a city about 30 miles west of Tokyo, the report said. Satoshi Uematsu, 26, went on a rampage just after 2:30 a.m. in Sagamihara, a town an hour west of Tokyo, the report said. Forty-five people were reported injured.
The man later turned himself in at a police station and was charged with murder, the report said, adding that he said he had been an employee of the center. Just half an hour after the attack, Mr. Uematsu turned himself in at a police station and was charged with murder.
The local police would not confirm the number dead or injured, or the name of the suspect.
According to reports in the Japanese news media, the man was a former employee of the facility and broke into the building, screaming, “All the handicapped should disappear!”
The episode is sure to shock a nation of people accustomed to living in a country with one of the lowest crime rates in the world.
The facility, Tsukui Yamayuri-en, which is operated by the prefecture, offers services to disabled patients including meals and baths, as well as arts activities. Residents stay overnight for short periods.
Sagamihara last made international news in 2012, when one of the suspects in the 1995 poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway system was arrested there.
Naoko Kikuchi, one of the most wanted people in Japan for her involvement in the attacks, which killed 13 people and injured thousands, had been hiding in the town under the name Chizuko Sakurai.