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| Japan knife attack: Children stabbed in Kawasaki park | Japan knife attack: Children stabbed in Kawasaki park |
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| A man has stabbed at least 15 people - including children - in a park near Japan's capital, Tokyo, officials say. | |
| It is not yet clear what was behind the attack on Tuesday morning, which has reportedly left at least two children and one adult unconscious. | It is not yet clear what was behind the attack on Tuesday morning, which has reportedly left at least two children and one adult unconscious. |
| A suspect has been arrested in relation to the incident, which occurred in Kawasaki city, on the southern edges of Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK reports. | A suspect has been arrested in relation to the incident, which occurred in Kawasaki city, on the southern edges of Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK reports. |
| Police responding to the attack recovered two knives, media report. | Police responding to the attack recovered two knives, media report. |
| The suspect stabbed himself in the shoulder before he was detained, NHK added. | The suspect stabbed himself in the shoulder before he was detained, NHK added. |
| A spokesman for the Kawasaki Fire Department told AFP news agency that an emergency call was received at 07:44 local time on Tuesday (22:44 GMT Monday) stating that a number of schoolchildren had been stabbed. | |
| The attack took place near a local train station, according to reports. | |
| Footage broadcast on local news stations showed emergency services arriving at the scene and setting up medical tents to treat the wounded. |