A man was arrested after attacking passengers on a train in Tokyo on Sunday with a knife and starting a fire on board, according to several local media which reported at least six injuries, including one serious.
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- し ず く β (@ siz33) October 31, 2021
Japan: Authorities said the incident happened around 8:00 p.m. local time in 1 train on the Keio Railway line that was traveling near Kokuryo station in Chofu town in western Tokyo.
The man would also have dispersed 1 liquid in the wagon & would have set it on fire.
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- Rebecca Rambar (@RebeccaRambar) October 31, 2021
The man poured liquid on board the train and lit it, reported several media including the public television channel NHK and the Kyodo agency.
A video circulating on Twitter showed passengers evacuating through windows the train immobilized at a station.