The driver of a primary school bus says he saw a man approach the bus stop and start slashing at people, holding a knife in both hands
A local resident prays to mourn victims at the site where a stabbing occured in Kawasaki city, Japan on May 28 2019. Picture: REUTERS / ISSEI KATO
The driver of the Caritas Elementary School bus told police he saw a man approach the bus stop and start slashing at people, holding a knife in both hands, the broadcaster said. The motive for the attack was not yet clear but there were no immediate fears of a wider security threat. There have been previous examples of mass stabbings in Japan, sometimes involving the vulnerable.
“I saw a boy carrying a school bag with scratches on his face, wrist and legs in a parking lot,” NHK quoted an unidentified witness as saying.The girls’ school is located just more than 1km from the scene of the attack, NHK said.
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