US EditionKnife-wielding attacker kills three in Taipei, dies during police chase
- On Dec 19, 2025, Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said a knife-wielding attacker set off smoke bombs at Taipei Main Station, then moved to Zhongshan Station, killing three and injuring five in central Taipei.
- Authorities said Chang had a prior criminal record, outstanding warrants, and his house was searched, while his motive remains unclear as investigations continue.
- The attacker stabbed seven people, seriously injuring three, and blanketed Zhongshan Station's exit with smoke bombs, causing commuters to struggle to breathe and flee.
- Authorities cordoned off Zhongshan Station entrances and police forensic teams are collecting evidence while President Lai Ching-te said security increased across the island with thorough investigations pledged.
- Reuters reported at least nine injured and said the suspect likely jumped from a building fearing arrest, while SETN reported two deaths and nine injured and Mayor Chiang Wan-an said four were seriously hurt.
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At least three people were killed in a stabbing attack in Taiwan's capital Taipei.
A knife-wielding man attacked random passersby in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital. At least three people were killed and nine others injured. The perpetrator took his own life by jumping from the roof of a building. The man threw smoke bombs near the subway exit near Taipei Main Station. A man tried to stop him there, but was fatally wounded. The perpetrator then took the subway and, a stop later, threw more smoke bombs at a crosswalk. He then lei…
Taipei, Taiwan. At least four people were killed and five injured in several attacks on Friday on the Taipei subway, AFP was told by the head of the Taiwanese capital firefighters, who stated that the suspect had also died, a 27-year-old man Taiwan's prime minister, Cho Jung-tai, stated that the attacks at Taipei's main station and Zhongshan station were “a deliberate act,” although the motive was not immediately clear. Cho stated in a statement…
In Taipei, Taiwan's capital, a 27-year-old man has attacked several people with a knife near the main train station. Three ... The post knife attack in Taipei – 3 dead, several people injured appeared first on Apollo News.
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