19 killed in knife attack in Japan
A total of 19 people were killed and 25 others injured in a knife attack Tuesday morning at a facility for the mentally impaired in Sagamihara, The Japan News reports.
According to the source, police arrested a 26-year-old man who turned himself in at the Tsukui Police Station on suspicion of attempted murder and intrusion.
According to police, there was an emergency call from the Tsukui Yamayuri-en at about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, saying a knife-wielding man broke into the facility. Officers from the police station rushed to the scene and found many people stabbed.
At about 3 a.m., Satoshi Uematsu turned himself in at the police station and police arrested him.