At the least 10 passengers have been injured, together with one critically, within the assault on commuters on Sunday.
A person brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter prepare on Sunday stabbed a number of passengers earlier than beginning a hearth.
NHK public tv reported no less than 10 passengers have been injured, together with one critically.
The attacker, solely recognized as a person in his 20s, was arrested on the spot and was being investigated on suspicion of tried homicide, NHK stated. His motive was not instantly identified.
Tokyo police officers stated the assault occurred contained in the Keio prepare close to the Kokuryo station.
Tv footage confirmed a variety of firefighters, police officers and paramedics rescuing the passengers, lots of whom escaped by way of prepare home windows. In a single video, passengers have been operating from one other automobile, the place flames have been gushing.
NHK stated the suspect, after stabbing passengers, poured a liquid resembling oil and set fireplace.
Shunsuke Kimura, who filmed the video, instructed NHK he noticed passengers desperately operating and whereas he was attempting to determine what occurred, he heard an explosive noise and noticed smoke wafting.
The assault was the second involving a knife on a Tokyo prepare in two months.
In August, the day earlier than the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony, a 36-year-old man stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter prepare in Tokyo in a random burst of violence. The suspect later instructed police that he needed to assault ladies who seemed completely happy.