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| At least 10 people injured after attack in fire-hit Tokyo metro train, man with knife detained – reports | |
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| At least ten people were reportedly injured after a fire started on a Tokyo train on Sunday. Following the incident, a man with a knife was arrested. | |
| The suspect doused parts of the train car with an unspecified liquid and set it on fire at around 8pm local time on Sunday, according to Japanese state-owned news organization NHK citing witnesses. | The suspect doused parts of the train car with an unspecified liquid and set it on fire at around 8pm local time on Sunday, according to Japanese state-owned news organization NHK citing witnesses. |
| The incident took place in the Tokyo prefecture of Chofu on a moving train, which was headed to the world's busiest train station, Shinjuku, on the Keio train line. The suspect is believed to be in his 20s. | The incident took place in the Tokyo prefecture of Chofu on a moving train, which was headed to the world's busiest train station, Shinjuku, on the Keio train line. The suspect is believed to be in his 20s. |
| Police were reported to be investigating whether hydrochloric acid was also used in the incident, however police later denied any spread of acid on the train. | Police were reported to be investigating whether hydrochloric acid was also used in the incident, however police later denied any spread of acid on the train. |
| The incident took place just two weeks after a 45-year-old man was arrested for stabbing two men at Tokyo's Ueno Station. Both victims were hospitalized and the suspect – who was reportedly “rambling incoherently” and carrying a bloody knife – was soon apprehended by police. | The incident took place just two weeks after a 45-year-old man was arrested for stabbing two men at Tokyo's Ueno Station. Both victims were hospitalized and the suspect – who was reportedly “rambling incoherently” and carrying a bloody knife – was soon apprehended by police. |