On the evening of August 6, local time, an indiscriminate attack occurred in a moving train in Setagaya District, Tokyo, Japan. A total of 10 people were stabbed by the suspects, and a female college student in her 20s was severely stabbed.
Currently, the suspect has been arrested.
After the incident, the suspect fled the car, but after about an hour and a half, he was arrested in Suginami District, Tokyo, about 5 kilometers away from the scene of the incident.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said that in addition to knives, the suspect also brought cooking oil and a lighter into the car, and tried to light the car, but was unsuccessful.
According to the investigation, the suspect had been reported for stealing from a store during the day. When he was about to return to the store to attack the clerk at night, he found that the store was closed and decided to commit the crime inside the train.
The suspect also confessed, "(Kill) anyone is fine. I want to kill anyone who looks very happy as long as I see them."
Currently, the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the incident in detail.
(Producing Wang Jiayi)
Editor in charge: [Tang Weijie]