A person with a knife slashed two passengers on a prepare stopping at a Tokyo subway station in the course of the night rush on Wednesday (May 7 2025), and their accidents weren’t believed to be life-threatening, Japanese police and media reported.
The 43-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene on suspicion of tried homicide, Tokyo’s metropolitan police mentioned. The suspect’s motives and different particulars weren’t instantly recognized.
“The suspect slashed a man in his 20s in the head as he got on a subway car. A passenger in his 30s had his finger slashed while he and nearby passengers seized the attacker,” Japan’s NHK tv reported.
A witness advised NHK he noticed the suspect brandishing a knife contained in the automobile, however he didn’t resist when he was seized by different passengers. “As the witness returned to the platform, the first victim, bleeding and slumped to the floor, asked for an ambulance,” NHK mentioned.
“Trains on the line were temporarily suspended for “inspection” of subway vehicles,” operator Tokyo Metro Co mentioned.
Though Japan is thought for its security, there was a rising variety of random assaults in public locations utilizing knives or home made explosives in recent times.
Published – May 08, 2025 12:07 am IST
