Terrible knife attack against a group of children in Japan: he killed two people, wounded 17 others and was killed for not being arrested

A man attacked with knives a group of students in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, while they were at a school bus stop. He killed an 11-year-old girl, an adultHe injured 17 more children before dying from injuries he sustained.

The attack took place at 07:45, local time, at the height of the students of Japan. A man in his fifties approached the group with kitchen knives with two hands, he shouted "I'm going to kill you" and started attacking the boys and some relatives who were instead.

Among the victims have died for the moment a 11 year old girlHanako Kuribayashi and a 39-year-old man, Satoshi Oyama, senior official of the Foreign Ministry and father of a uninjured minor, according to the latest data provided by local authorities.

The majority of victims are boys of 6 and 7 years Caritas Catholic Primary School in Kawasaki, which has suspended its courses. Four wounded, three girls and a woman of about 40 are in bad state, reported the state channel NHK.

The driver who was going to transfer the children to clbad said that he had come down from the vehicle to see "puddles of blood" next to the stop and children and a man lying on the floor.

Security forces intercepted the attacker near the scene, but he cut his neck before being arrested and eventually died in the hospital as a result of the injuries.

In addition, the authorities found two knives near the stop. Until now, the reasons that led the man to commit the attack are unknown.

"It's a really excruciating case. I feel a great anger. I express my sincere condolences to the victims and hope that the wounded will recover quickly, "said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a televised statement.

The incident occurred the same day that US President Donald Trump completed his four-day official visit to the country, during which he met with Emperor Naruhito and Abe.

The President of the White House has expressed his condolences to those affected by the event and the support of "all Americans to the victims and their families" during a speech made during his visit to the Naval Base from Yokosuka (south of Tokyo) hours before leaving Japan.

Although Japan has some One of the lowest crime and homicide rates in the world, the tragedy of this Tuesday recalls other indiscriminate attacks for no apparent reason leaving several victims in recent years.

In 2001, a man entered with a knife at a school in Osaka (west) and killed eight students and wounded fifteen others. In 2008, an individual ran and stabbed pbadersby in Tokyo's Akihabara neighborhood, killing seven people and injuring a dozen.

In 2016, one of the most deadly incidents in the country's recent history occurred when an additional worker at a handicapped center in southwestern Tokyo was entered the night quarters and stabbed 19 detainees and wounded 20 others. in order to "save" the victims, he said after his arrest.