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| Knife Attack Kills at Least 15 Near Tokyo | |
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| 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. | 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. |
| 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. At least 20 people were reported injured. | |
| Just half an hour after the attack, Mr. Uematsu turned himself in at a police station and was charged with murder. | 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. | 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 through a window, carrying a bag of knives and screaming, “All the handicapped should disappear!” | According to reports in the Japanese news media, the man was a former employee of the facility and broke into the building through a window, carrying a bag of knives and screaming, “All the handicapped should disappear!” |
| The episode was the worst mass killing in Japan in decades. The country has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. | The episode was the worst mass killing in Japan in decades. The country has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. |
| The facility, Tsukui Yamayuri-en, which is operated by the prefecture, has 149 long-term residents with mental disabilities, and offers services such as meals and baths, as well as arts activities. Some of the residents also have physical disabilities. Other patients stay overnight for short periods. NHK reported that eight staff members normally work at the facility overnight. | |
| 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. | 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 attack, which killed 13 people and injured thousands, had been hiding in the town under the name Chizuko Sakurai. |