The Tokyo Fire Department said 17 passengers were injured, including three seriously. Nippon Television reported that the suspect told police that he wanted to kill and get a death penalty, and that he used an earlier train stabbing case as an example. AdvertisementTelevision footage showed a number of firefighters, police officials and paramedics rescuing the passengers, many of whom escaped through train windows. “It was horrifying.”AdvertisementThe attack was the second involving a knife on a Tokyo train in two months. In August, the day before the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony, a 36-year-old man stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo in a random burst of violence.

Source: Huffington Post October 31, 2021 21:35 UTC