Man stabs passengers on Taiwan train on 10th anniversary of deadly subway stabbing spree

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At least two passengers were injured before attacker was subdued.

A knife-wielding man attacked and injured at least two passengers on a train in central Taiwanese city Taichung on May 21, reported Central News Agency in Taiwan.

He has been arrested but his motives are not immediately clear, said Taichung City Police Department Commissioner Lee Wen-chang, adding that investigations are ongoing.The lone attacker, a 21-year-old college student, was executed in 2016. In the Taichung incident, an eyewitness told CNA that the attacker suddenly pulled out a knife to stab a man closest to him.Other passengers tried to stop him, with some hitting him on the head and another prying open his hand to remove the knife, the news agency added.A 17-year-old suffered cuts on his chest, shoulder and arm, while a 27-year-old man had a 15cm slash wound stretching from his cheek to his jaw, according to the report. They were taken to the hospital.

 

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