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A man with a knife slashes 2 people at a Tokyo subway station and is arrested

  • A 43-year-old man stabbed two men inside a train car at Todaimae Station in Tokyo on Wednesday evening and was arrested at the scene.
  • The attacker, who wielded a kitchen knife, chased and slashed a victim on the platform before continuing the attack inside the train car.
  • Passengers subdued the suspect and took the knife, while police reported both victims were conscious and their injuries were not life-threatening.
  • Services on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, including between Ichigaya and Komagome stations, were suspended shortly before 7 p.m. For train car inspections and expected to resume around 9 p.m.
  • The attacker, a 43-year-old man, was taken into custody by police as a suspect in an attempted murder case, underscoring a rare occurrence of violent crime in Japan’s typically safe environment with strict firearm regulations.
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WellandTribune.ca broke the news in on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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