Seventeen people were injured in an attack on a Tokyo subway on October 31 in Tokyo. The attack left a victim, a man in his 70s, in critical condition. A 24 year old man disguised as a Joker BatmanHe was arrested on the scene for attempted murder.
Photographs of the suspect after the attack showed him sit on the keio line Train, wearing a joker-esque purple suit with green shirt. He was holds a knife and smokes a cigarette.
The other sixteen victims suffered minor physical injuries, including smoke inhalation, reported Mainichi news.
Videos were uploaded to social media and then broadcast on Japanese television shows passengers running through the wagons trying to escape. A fire blazed in the background and smoke filled the carriage. The train made an emergency stop and the passengers climbed out of the car windows.
Nikkei reports that the suspect has spread, according to a witness Liquid around the train and then started a fire.
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“I thought it was a Halloween stunt,” said another witness. “Then I saw a man walking this way and slowly waving a long knife.”
There were reports of people on the train going to Halloween events.
“He committed this deed without showing any emotion, just mechanically,” said another witness (via The guard). “I think that scared everyone. “
Corresponding The Sankei News, the suspect reportedly said he had problems at work and with friends. He wanted to kill several People and get the death penalty.
The Joker outfit was apparently no coincidence. “I admired that the Joker killed people, ”he said. The suspect added that he bought this outfit, a purple suit, and a green shirt to commit that crime.
While such crimes are rare in Japan, ten are people were injured in a knife attack on a Tokyo train last August.
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