Bleeding man arrested after attacking Kyoto train station staff with knife

Knife-wielding Swiss man arrested at train station in Kyoto Prefecture

Police in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old Swiss man who was wielding a knife on a train station platform. According to police, an employee at JR Hosono Station called 110 at around 6:30 a.m. and said there was a man on the platform holding a knife and…

Bleeding man arrested after attacking Kyoto train station staff with knife

The incident caused cancellations and delays on the Gakkentoshi Line, affecting about 150 passengers.

Bleeding Man at Train Station in Kyoto Pref. Attacks Staff with Knife; Arrested on Suspicion of Violating Firearms, Swords Control Law

A man who was bleeding from the forehead at a train station in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, took out a knife and began attacking one of the station staff at around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

At around 6:30 a.m. on the 11th, a call was made to 110 at JR Hosono Station in Seika-cho, Kyoto Prefecture, reporting that "there was an injured person, and when I called out to him, he started acting violently." The Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested a man who was bleeding from his forehead and carrying a knife at the station on suspicion of violating the Sword and Firearms Control Law. No other people were reportedly injured.