'A man stabbed them': One in custody and three feared dead in Japan mass stabbing

More than a dozen people have been injured in a stabbing attack southwest of central Tokyo on Tuesday morning.

A photo shows a site where at least 16 people reportedly are stabbed on a street in Tama Ward, Kawasaki City

Source: AAP

Three people are believed to be dead and 16 people, including eight schoolchildren, have been injured in a stabbing in Japan's Kawasaki city.

Two children and an adult were without vital signs after the stabbing, southwest of central Tokyo, national broadcaster NHK said, citing police.

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By Ali Bahnasawy

Source: AFP, SBS



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