Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Japan stabbing: two dead and 15 injured in attack on children in Kawasaki

Young children were waiting for school bus when they were attacked by a man, witnesses say

Two people have died and 16 others, including more than a dozen schoolgirls, have been injured after a man armed with at least one knife went on a stabbing rampage at a crowded bus stop near Tokyo on Tuesday morning.

Japanese media said a 12-year-old girl and man aged 39 had died in hospital from their injuries. The attacker, a 57-year-old man, also died after reportedly stabbing himself following the attack near a park in the city of Kawasaki, south of the capital.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WbBou3

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