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Japan mass stabbing: 13 young children among 19 injured in attack in Kawasaki Japan mass stabbing: 13 young children among 19 injured in attack in Kawasaki
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Nineteen people, including 13 primary schoolgirls, have been injured after a man armed with at least one knife went on a stabbing rampage near Tokyo on Tuesday morning, Japanese media reported. Two people have died and 16 others, including more than a dozen schoolgirls, have been injured after a man armed with at least one knife went on a stabbing rampage at a crowded bus stop near Tokyo on Tuesday morning.
One girl and one man showed no vital signs after the attack, which occurred at a bus stop near a railway station in the city of Kawasaki, south of the capital, public broadcaster NHK said, adding that three more had suffered serious injuries. Japanese media said the dead included the attacker, a 57-year-old man who reportedly slashed his neck after carrying out the attack near a park in the city of Kawasaki, south of the capital.
Japanese media often describe victims as being in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest until their deaths have been confirmed by a medical professional. Police said a girl, believed to be a primary school pupil, had also died, according to public broadcaster NHK. Two girls and a woman in her 40s are being treated for serious injuries, Kyodo news agency said.
The 13 children, believed to be aged six or seven, are believed to be pupils at Caritas primary school and were waiting for a bus to school when the the suspect, who has not been named, launched his attack. The 13 injured children, believed to be girls aged six or seven, are reportedly pupils at Caritas primary school and were waiting for a bus when the the suspect launched his attack.
The suspected attacker, reportedly a man in his 40s or 50s, was unconscious after stabbing himself in the shoulder, Kyodo news agency quoted local police as saying. Police said they had yet to establish a motive. The suspected attacker fell unconscious after stabbing himself in the neck and later died, reports said. Police have not named the man and it was not clear if they had established a motive before he died.
Media reports said the attack began at about 7.45am near a park outside Noborito station. Police found two knives in the park. Media reports said the attack began at about 7.45am near a bus stop at Noborito station in Kawasaki. Police found two knives nearby.
“I saw a man holding a knife ... I couldn’t see clearly, but he apparently stabbed himself in the neck,” one eyewitness told NHK.
Staff at Caritas, a private Catholic school, have yet to confirm whether its pupils are among the victims.Staff at Caritas, a private Catholic school, have yet to confirm whether its pupils are among the victims.
NHK quoted witnesses as saying the suspect began stabbing his victims as they waited to board a bus. NHK quoted witnesses as saying the suspect was holding a knife in each hand and began stabbing his victims as they waited to board a bus.
TV networks showed live footage of multiple police cars, ambulances and fire engines at the scene. Emergency medical tents were put up to treat the injured.TV networks showed live footage of multiple police cars, ambulances and fire engines at the scene. Emergency medical tents were put up to treat the injured.
“I heard the sound of lots of ambulances and I saw a man lying near a bus stop bleeding,” a witness told NHK.“I heard the sound of lots of ambulances and I saw a man lying near a bus stop bleeding,” a witness told NHK.
“There is another bus stop near the primary school and I also saw schoolchildren lying on the ground ... It’s a quiet neighbourhood, it’s scary to see this kind of thing happen,” he added.“There is another bus stop near the primary school and I also saw schoolchildren lying on the ground ... It’s a quiet neighbourhood, it’s scary to see this kind of thing happen,” he added.
Donald Trump, who is in Japan on a state visit, said he and the first lady, Melania, sent their “prayers and sympathy” to the victims. “All Americans stand with the people of Japan and grieve for the victims and their families,” Trump said during a visit to a naval base near Tokyo.
Japan has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the developed world. Mass attacks are rare, but it has experienced sporadic, and deadly, attacks involving knives.Japan has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the developed world. Mass attacks are rare, but it has experienced sporadic, and deadly, attacks involving knives.
In 2016, a man who claimed he wanted to kill people with disabilities killed 19 people and injured 26 others in a knife attack at a care facility near Tokyo.In 2016, a man who claimed he wanted to kill people with disabilities killed 19 people and injured 26 others in a knife attack at a care facility near Tokyo.
In 2001, eight children died and 19 other were injured when a man forced his way into a primary school and began a frenzied knife attack.In 2001, eight children died and 19 other were injured when a man forced his way into a primary school and began a frenzied knife attack.
In 2008, seven people were killed by a man who slammed a truck into a crowd of people in central Tokyo’s Akihabara district and then stabbed passers-by.In 2008, seven people were killed by a man who slammed a truck into a crowd of people in central Tokyo’s Akihabara district and then stabbed passers-by.
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