TOKYO: A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive.
Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a knife at a factory of the tiremaker Yokohama Rubber Co. in the city of Mishima, in the Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo, according to the Fujisan Nanto Fire Department.
The fire department told The Associated Press that five of the people who were stabbed were in serious condition but other details were not available.
Shizuoka prefectural police said the attacker, a 38-year-old man, was arrested for alleged attempted murder at the factory, but did not give further details.
The suspect was carrying a survival knife and wearing what appeared to be a gas mask, the major Japanese newspaper Asahi reported, citing investigators.
Seven others were also injured by the bleach thrown at them during the attack, and taken to hospitals for treatment, the fire department said.
No other details were immediately known.
Japan has strict gun control laws and is known for rare violent crimes, but there have been a number of high-profile knife attacks in recent years.
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
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At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
- Japanese media, including public broadcaster NHK, reported that police had arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder
Somali forces retake island overrun by militants
- Kuday Island, which is around 130 km southwest of Kismayo, was liberated from Al-Shabab in early 2015 by members of the Kenyan Defense Forces and the Somali National Army
MOGADISHU: Regional forces in Somalia said they had taken back control of a strategic island, a day after it was overrun by heavily armed Al-Shabab militants.
Al-Shabab stormed Kuday Island in the southern state of Jubaland on Wednesday in a bid to retake an area that was once an operational base for the group.
The local Jubaland administration said in a statement that its troops, backed by federal special forces, had fought for more than 24 hours on Kuday “and thwarted the ambitions of the enemy after fully eliminating their remnants today.”
It said at least 59 insurgents were killed and 42 injured, “while 10 of their battle vehicles mounted with heavy machine guns were destroyed.”
Locals confirmed the retaking of the island.
“We heard the sound of several heavy explosions this morning. Heavy fighting resumed on Kuday Island, and Shabab fighters were forced out. There was an airstrike in which several vehicles belonging to the Shabab were destroyed,” Abdi Illaan, a resident on the nearby island of Madhawa, said by phone, confirming information from other local residents.
Mohammed Hassan, a member of the Jubaland forces, said Somali special forces provided air support.
“The situation in Kudhaa has returned to normal now,” he said
Kuday Island, which is around 130 km southwest of Kismayo, was liberated from Al-Shabab in early 2015 by members of the Kenyan Defense Forces and the Somali National Army.
