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Knife attack in Japan: 19 killed and 20 injured

Police officers are seen in front of a facility for the disabled where at least 19 people were killed and as many as 20 wounded by a knife-wielding man, in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
Police officers are seen in front of a facility for the disabled where at least 19 people were killed and as many as 20 wounded by a knife-wielding man, in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.

(IraqiNews.com) BAGHDAD – Japanese media announced on Tuesday that at least 19 people were killed and 20 others injured in a knife attack in Japan.

Japanese media quoted, “An armed man with a knife killed at least 19 people and wounded 20 others in a facility for the disabled in Japan in the early hours of Tuesday morning, local time.”

Police said that the suspect used to work at the facility located and he has been arrested for charges of attempted murder. Police, till the filing of this report, is investigating the case to find specific motive behind the attack.

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