Original title: "The clown" carried a knife and committed an arson case. Only one week later, someone took out an awl in a Tokyo railway car...
[Global Network Reporter Lin Zeyu] Only one week after the murderous arson by the "clown" on the Tokyo Metropolitan Railway in Japan, there was another suspected crime incident on the Tokyo Metropolitan Railway where someone took out dangerous equipment from the carriage.
Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported on the 6th that at about 8:50 am local time on the 6th, the Tokyo police received a call saying that a man in the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line had taken out a knife with a blade.
According to reports, the police who rushed to the scene subdued and detained the man who got off the train at Nakamachi Station on the subway in Koto District, Tokyo.
According to reports, the man involved had a dispute with other passengers in the compartment and took out an awl during the dispute.
According to reports, the man at the facility was investigated by the police after he was detained, saying, “I didn't wear a mask when I was on the subway. I was criticized and took out tools for work.” The police believed that the man was suspected of intimidation and was investigating the incident.
On October 31st, in Chofu, Tokyo, a "clown" assault with a knife resulted in 17 injuries, which once again exposed Japan's railway safety issues.
Regarding the knife arson case of the Tokyo Metropolitan Railway train, NHK reported on November 1 that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism stated that there were no surveillance cameras in the train at the scene of the incident and it was impossible to confirm the conditions inside the train in real time.
In addition, NHK said, “It is difficult to carry out security checks on passengers’ luggage. The current situation of Japanese railways is that it is impossible to troubleshoot passengers bringing knives into the carriages.”