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TOKYO (AP) — A man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume and brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed several passengers before starting a fire, which sent people scrambling to escape & jumping from windows, police & witnesses said.
The Tokyo Fire Department said 17 passengers were injured, including 3 seriously. Not all of them were stabbed and most of the other injuries were not serious.
The attacker, identified as a 24-year-old man, was arrested on the spot & was being investigated on suspicion of attempted murder, NHK said. His motive was not immediately known.
Nippon Television reported that the suspect told police that he wanted to kill & get a death penalty & that he used an earlier train stabbing case as an example.
Witnesses told police that the attacker was wearing a bright outfit — a green shirt, a blue suit & a purple coat — like the Joker in Batman comics or someone going to a Halloween event, according to media reports.
Tokyo police officials said the attack happened inside the Keio train near the Kokuryo station.
Television footage showed a number of firefighters, police officials & paramedics rescuing the passengers, many of whom escaped through train windows. In 1 video, passengers were running from another car, where flames were gushing.
NHK said the suspect, after stabbing passengers, poured a liquid resembling oil from a plastic bottle and set fire, which partially burned seats.
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A 24-year-old man disguised as "Batman's Joker" has been identified as the suspect in the #Tokyo attack. #Japan #Tokyo #TokyoSubway #京王線火災 #京王線 #KeioLine pic.twitter.com/zVNftk1PQN
— AUSTROHÚNGARO (@AUSTROHNGARO2) October 31, 2021
Suivi - attaque de #tokyo , l’homme qui a attaqué les passagers était déguisé en batman pic.twitter.com/ectjW15Mmy
— LesNews (@LesNews) October 31, 2021
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