Two dead, 18 injured in Japan stabbing spree

The perpetrator was thought to be suffering from mental illness. Eighteen people, including 16 elementary school children, were stabbed on a street in Tama Ward, Kawasaki, at about 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The police have confirmed that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl and a 39-year-old man have died. The suspect fatally stabbed himself after the attack. […]

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Police forensic experts investigate a crime scene where a man stabbed 19 people, including children in Kawasaki on May 28, 2019. - Two people, including a child, were feared dead May 28 in a mass stabbing attack that also injured 17 people in the Japanese city of Kawasaki, the local fire department said. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

May 28, 2019

The perpetrator was thought to be suffering from mental illness.

Eighteen people, including 16 elementary school children, were stabbed on a street in Tama Ward, Kawasaki, at about 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.

The police have confirmed that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl and a 39-year-old man have died. The suspect fatally stabbed himself after the attack.

According to Tama Police Station, a 51-year-old man armed with two knives stabbed passersby before stabbing himself in the neck. The man was captured by police but later died.

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