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Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack
#8499069 - 06/08/08 06:26 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7442327.stm
A man armed with a knife has killed seven people and injured 10 others in central Tokyo, Japanese media say.
The incident occurred in the Akihabara district, a busy shopping area known as Electric Town that is popular with young people and tourists.
A suspect, said to be 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato, has been arrested.
Police spokesman Jiro Akaogi told reporters: "The suspect said he came to Akihabara to kill people. He said he was tired of life".
The dead include six men, ranging in age from 19 to 74, and a 21-year-old woman, Kyodo News said.
Reports say the suspect drove a rented truck into a crowd in the early afternoon and then began stabbing people at random.
Page last updated at 11:19 GMT, Sunday, 8 June 2008 12:19 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack Tomohiro Kato being arrested in the Akihabara district 8/6/08 The suspect had blood running down his face as he was taken into custody
A man armed with a knife has killed seven people and injured 10 others in central Tokyo, Japanese media say.
The incident occurred in the Akihabara district, a busy shopping area known as Electric Town that is popular with young people and tourists.
A suspect, said to be 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato, has been arrested.
Police spokesman Jiro Akaogi told reporters: "The suspect said he came to Akihabara to kill people. He said he was tired of life".
The dead include six men, ranging in age from 19 to 74, and a 21-year-old woman, Kyodo News said.
Reports say the suspect drove a rented truck into a crowd in the early afternoon and then began stabbing people at random.
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The moments after the stabbings in Tokyo
James Slaymaker, a British man working in Japan, got to the area shortly after the stabbings. He described the scene to BBC News:
"As I walked down the street, I noticed there were a lot of police cars. I noticed there was a guy literally just lying there with tape on his eyes and blood pouring out of the side of him. I was appalled.
"I could see carnage - bodies everywhere. Some were conscious, some were not, lying by the side of the road and on the road. There were people everywhere, a lot of onlookers."
Another eyewitness told Kyodo News: ''The man jumped on top of a man he had hit with his vehicle and stabbed him with a knife many times. Walking toward Akihabara station, he slashed nearby people at random.''
Crime increase
The Akihabara district specialises in electronic gadgets and video games and is especially popular with people interested in comic books and distinctive fashion.
It is also home to one of the first shops to sell personal robots and robotics. The area is often crowded on weekends.
Once rare in Japan, there has been an increase in knife crime in recent years.
In January, a 16-year-old school boy armed with two kitchen knives injured several people on a crowded shopping street in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward.
The Akihabara attack occurred on the same date that a man with a history of mental illness went through a primary school in 2001, stabbing children at random.
Eight children died and 15 pupils and teachers were injured in that attack, in a school in Ikeda, in the city of Osaka.
Early reports suggested Mr Kato could have been a gangster, though these were later played down.
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Bridgeburner]
#8499078 - 06/08/08 06:32 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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dam that fool is INSANE stay the fuck away from that guy
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Coaster]
#8499108 - 06/08/08 06:45 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Some people just have to be assholes.
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: creekfreek]
#8499141 - 06/08/08 07:08 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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ok, which one of you was it?
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Bridgeburner]
#8499150 - 06/08/08 07:13 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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and this is why free-will can make me nervous...
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Bridgeburner]
#8499154 - 06/08/08 07:16 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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thank god japan has outlawed guns, someone could have been killed
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8499192 - 06/08/08 07:30 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Brainiac]
#8499244 - 06/08/08 08:03 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8499258 - 06/08/08 08:15 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Prisoner#1 said: thank god japan has outlawed guns, someone could have been killed
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wikipedia said: Murder rates in Japan, Ireland and Iceland are among the lowest in the world, around 0.5; the rate of the United States is among the highest of developed countries, around 5.5 in 2004,[13] with rates in larger cities sometimes over 40 per 100,000.[14]
yes, thank god indeed.
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I_like_mushrooms said:
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Prisoner#1 said: thank god japan has outlawed guns, someone could have been killed
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wikipedia said: Murder rates in Japan, Ireland and Iceland are among the lowest in the world, around 0.5; the rate of the United States is among the highest of developed countries, around 5.5 in 2004,[13] with rates in larger cities sometimes over 40 per 100,000.[14]
yes, thank god indeed.
Ireland? Good thing they don't have handguns lol.
We just beat each other unconscious.........funner that way, you can fight em again the next day
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8499331 - 06/08/08 08:59 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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thank god japan has outlawed guns, someone could have been killed
If the guy had a minigun, I don't think the death toll would have been any lower.
It being Japan and the going stereotypes and all, why didn't somebody karate-chop him out of existance? There are a higher % of people in Japan knowing martial arts, than there are concealed carriers in the US.
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Chemy]
#8499332 - 06/08/08 08:59 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Chemy said: ok, which one of you was it?
Not me
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: creekfreek]
#8499337 - 06/08/08 09:01 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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With enough throwing stars you could take out half the population. Then train the rest to take out China.
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Asante]
#8499339 - 06/08/08 09:02 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Wiccan_Seeker said:
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thank god japan has outlawed guns, someone could have been killed
If the guy had a minigun, I don't think the death toll would have been any lower.
It being Japan and the going stereotypes and all, why didn't somebody karate-chop him out of existance? There are a higher % of people in Japan knowing martial arts, than there are concealed carriers in the US.
Why didn't they all just defend themselves with their samurai swords?
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: WakeboardrB]
#8499389 - 06/08/08 09:31 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Police spokesman Jiro Akaogi told reporters: "The suspect said he came to Akihabara to kill people. He said he was tired of life".
If your sick of life, kill yourself and leave everyone else the fuck a lone!
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: gENERIX]
#8499469 - 06/08/08 10:10 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's terrifying. Never leave home without at least one layer of body armor!
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Bridgeburner]
#8499522 - 06/08/08 10:30 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's pretty fucking brutal.
You'd think if you saw a guy running around with a bloody knife jabbing at people, you'd run...or throw something heavy at him. Guess they were too busy shopping.
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Shroomism]
#8499769 - 06/08/08 11:59 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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No, he's not tired of life, he's tired of other peoples' lives.
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I_like_mushrooms said:
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Prisoner#1 said: thank god japan has outlawed guns, someone could have been killed
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wikipedia said: Murder rates in Japan, Ireland and Iceland are among the lowest in the world, around 0.5; the rate of the United States is among the highest of developed countries, around 5.5 in 2004,[13] with rates in larger cities sometimes over 40 per 100,000.[14]
yes, thank god indeed.
you'll have a hard time convincing me
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7442327.stm
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Crime increase
The Akihabara district specialises in electronic gadgets and video games and is especially popular with people interested in comic books and distinctive fashion.
It is also home to one of the first shops to sell personal robots and robotics. The area is often crowded on weekends.
Once rare in Japan, there has been an increase in knife crime in recent years.
In January, a 16-year-old school boy armed with two kitchen knives injured several people on a crowded shopping street in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward.
The Akihabara attack occurred on the same date that a man with a history of mental illness went through a primary school in 2001, stabbing children at random.
Eight children died and 15 pupils and teachers were injured in that attack, in a school in Ikeda, in the city of Osaka.
Early reports suggested Mr Kato could have been a gangster, though these were later played down.
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Re: Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack [Re: Shroomism]
#8500268 - 06/08/08 02:25 PM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: That's pretty fucking brutal.
You'd think if you saw a guy running around with a bloody knife jabbing at people, you'd run...or throw something heavy at him. Guess they were too busy shopping.
That's probably exactly it, actually. And plus, I know if I hear people screaming, I'm conditioned at this point to assume it isn't something so bad. People probably did not have any idea of the danger they were in until they saw the guy with the knife.
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