Tokyo (CNN) A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Japanese capital Tokyo after a knife attack on a train left at least 17 people injured Sunday evening, police told CNN, as many people were streaming into the city center to celebrate Halloween. Witnesses say the suspect was wearing a costume that appeared to depict the character of the Joker from the Batman franchise. Cell phone footage showed chaotic scenes from inside the train as the attack unfolded on the Keio line. In the video, passengers can be seen running through a train carriage to get away from the attacker. Passengers can then be seen jumping out of the train's windows to escape and running along a station platform away from the train, which had made an emergency stop.

Source: CNN November 01, 2021 06:12 UTC