Earlier, Chang Wen set fire to a rental room where he was staying on Gongyuan Road in Zhongzheng District (中正), Chang Jung-hsin said. Police officers yesterday keep watch at a busy shopping center near the scene of a knife attack in Taipei on Friday. National Police Agency Director-General Chang Jung-hsin, center, speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. A composite image shows a smoke grenade thrown by suspect Chang Wen at Taipei Main Station on Friday. Photo: Taipei TimesThe smoke grenades the assailant used could be purchased online, he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 20, 2025 17:14 UTC