Japan Sagamihara knife attack: At least 15 dead

Published : 26 Jul 2016, 04:22

Jagoroniya Desk

At least 15 people have died in a knife attack at a residential care centre for the disabled in the Japanese city of Sagamihara, local media reported.

Another 45 people are reported to have been injured in the attack, which happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time.

A suspect - a man in his 20s - has been arrested after handing himself in, police said.

He reportedly went into a police station and said "I did it".

Sagamihara lies west of Tokyo, and is part of Kanagawa Prefecture.

Source: BBC

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