"A man has carried out a mass stabbing attack at a Japanese tyre factory, also spraying victims with a chemical substance, according to local officials. Eight people were stabbed and seven others were injured after being sprayed by a bleach-like agent at the Yokohama Rubber Co tyremaker in Japan's Mishima, southwest of Tokyo, on Friday, said the Fujisan Nanto Fire Department."
"Japanese media named the suspect as a 38-year-old who is now in custody. He is being charged with attempted murder, reported Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper, citing the Shizuoka prefectural police. The suspect was carrying a survival knife and wearing what appeared to be a gas mask, according to investigators cited in the Asahi report. He is believed by police to have acted alone, the report added, though there was no immediate information about a potential motive."
A 38-year-old suspect carried out a mass stabbing and sprayed a bleach-like chemical at the Yokohama Rubber Co tyre factory in Mishima, southwest of Tokyo. Eight people were stabbed and seven others were injured by the chemical; five of the stabbing victims are in serious but conscious condition. The suspect, wearing an apparent gas mask and carrying a survival knife, is in custody and is being charged with attempted murder. Police believe he acted alone and have not released a motive. Violent crime remains relatively rare in Japan, though occasional stabbing attacks and recent high-profile killings have occurred.
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