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Knifeman kills three in Guam attack | Knifeman kills three in Guam attack |
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A man wielding a knife has killed three people and injured 11 in the US Pacific territory of Guam, officials say. | |
They say the suspect crashed his car at a shop in the Outrigger Guam Resort before starting to stab bystanders. | |
"He was just running back and forth stabbing people," one eyewitness was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | |
Some of the victims are believed to be Japanese nationals. The man was later arrested. | Some of the victims are believed to be Japanese nationals. The man was later arrested. |
The motive of the attack was not immediately clear. | |
A woman at a nearby cafe said she first saw a car hitting an ABC shop and then the driver getting out and starting attacking people around him. | |
"He started stabbing someone, and I started freaking out," Ashley Quichocho told Guam's Pacific Daily News newspaper. | |
She added that she then ran to a nearby hotel to hide from the attacker. | |
Unconfirmed reports say babies were among the victims. | |
Visitors from Japan are the mainstay of Guam's tourist industry. |