Police officers tackle a mock attacker at a bus hub during a security drill in Taipei yesterday. Chiang said the drill conducted yesterday was aimed at boosting responses to random, indiscriminate attacks to “ensure the safety of all citizens.”People take part in a drill at MRT Taipei City Hall Station yesterday simulating a fire bomb attack. Photo: Lo Pei-de, Taipei TimesThe two mock attackers simulated throwing Molotov cocktails onto the platform in a metro stop near Taipei City Hall, with police evacuating passengers and putting out the pretend fire. SWAT team members take part in a drill at MRT Taipei City Hall Station yesterday. Investigators found searches for “random killings” on his iPad, including material related to a Taipei metro stabbing in 2014 in which four people were killed.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2025 17:15 UTC