At least 8 injured in hammer attack at Japanese university: Reports
- Eight students were injured in a hammer attack at Hosei University's Tama Campus in Machida, Tokyo, according to police reports.
- The assailant, a 22-year-old South Korean woman, was subdued and arrested after swinging a hammer during a class.
- The suspect expressed frustration at being ignored by a group of students and used a hammer she found on campus.
- All eight injured students sustained only minor injuries and were conscious after the attack, as reported by NHK.
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Hammer swung in classroom, several students injured: 'They were bleeding from the head'
Japanese police said they have arrested a 22-year-old South Korean student suspected of attacking several students with a hammer in a classroom, leaving eight of them in need of medical treatment for injuries. The attack was allegedly motivated by bullying of the young woman, according to state broadcaster NHK.

Police arrest student suspected of hammer attack at a Tokyo university
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police arrested a student suspected of a hammer attack at a Tokyo university, which local media said left several injured. The 22-year-old South Korean sociology student was apprehended on the spot for allegedly attacking a male student during class at Hosei University’s Tama campus in Tokyo’s western suburbs on Friday, causing him minor injuries, according to the Tokyo metropolitan police. Japanese media said seven more st…
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