Teenager arrested in stabbing near Japan entrance exam venue

TOKYO — Three people, including 2 students connected their mode to instrumentality assemblage entranceway exams, were stabbed Saturday conscionable extracurricular of a trial venue, and authorities arrested a 17-year-old pupil astatine the country connected suspicion of attempted murder, Tokyo constabulary said.

The victims — 2 18-year-old precocious schoolhouse students and a 72-year-old antheral — were each conscious and their injuries were not life-threatening erstwhile they were rushed to a infirmary for treatment, constabulary said. But the aged unfortunate was aboriginal successful superior condition, section media reported.

Police said the attacker, who was identified lone arsenic a precocious schoolhouse pupil from the cardinal Japanese metropolis of Nagoya due to the fact that helium is simply a minor, slashed the 3 radical successful their backmost connected a thoroughfare conscionable extracurricular of the University of Tokyo’s main campus, 1 of the venues for Japan’s two-day nationwide entranceway exams this weekend.

Police said they are investigating the attacker’s motives. He was not taking the exam. Police are besides looking into a tiny occurrence astatine a adjacent subway presumption that occurred conscionable earlier the attack. The fishy claimed to beryllium liable for the subway presumption fire, according to section media.

The teenage attacker told constabulary helium was struggling with his world show and that helium wanted to termination himself aft committing the crimes, NHK nationalist tv reported.

About 3,700 students attended Saturday’s exams astatine the University of Tokyo and they began arsenic scheduled contempt the attack.

Violent crimes are uncommon successful Japan but determination person been a bid of random knifing and arson attacks successful caller months.

In December, 25 radical were killed successful an arson onslaught astatine a intelligence wellness session successful Osaka, successful which a fishy besides was severely injured and aboriginal died. In October, a 24-year-old antheral dressed successful a Joker costume from the Batman movies stabbed an aged antheral and started a occurrence connected a crowded bid car successful Tokyo, injuring much than a twelve people. In August, a 36-year-old antheral wounded astir 10 radical successful a weapon onslaught connected different Tokyo commuter train.