Fifteen people were reportedly injured after a fire started on a Tokyo train on Sunday. Following the incident, a man with a knife was arrested and police are investigating whether hydrochloric acid was involved.
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October 31, 2021
The suspect doused parts of the train car with an unspecified liquid and set it on fire at around 8pm local time on Sunday, according to Japanese state-owned news organization NHK citing witnesses.
Police are currently investigating whether hydrochloric acid was also used in the incident.
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a suspect in his twenties and is investigating the situation in detail. (The video was taken around 8:50 pm)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20211031/k10013329441000.html#nhk_video
Around 8 pm on the 31st, a man swung a knife around in a car on the Keio Line running in Chofu City, Tokyo, slashed it to the passengers around him, and sprinkled liquid to light the inside of the car. At least eight people have been injured, one of whom is unconscious, and the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a suspect in his twenties to investigate the situation in detail.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a man swung a knife around 8 pm on the Keio Line, which was running near Kokuryo Station in Chofu City, Tokyo, and cut it to the passengers around him.
According to investigators, the man also sprinkled a liquid like oil inside the car and ignited it, causing a part of the seat to burn.
The man was in his twenties and was soon arrested and arrested on the scene.
Also, the fact that there are at least eight injured people means that a man in his 60s is stabbed with a knife and is unconscious.
The Metropolitan Police Department and others are investigating the detailed situation at that time.
Stop driving on the Keio Line up and down lines
According to the Keio Electric Railway website, as of 8:17 pm, the Keio Line is not operating on the up and down lines.
Passengers get off the platform and evacuate
According to Keio Electric Railway, the owner of the limited express train bound for Shinjuku on the Keio Line near Kokuryo Station in Chofu City, Tokyo, said, "There is a man with a knife in the car."
For this reason, an emergency stop was made at Kokuryo Station, which originally did not stop, and passengers got off the platform and evacuated.
The limited express train departed Chofu Station at 7:54 pm and was heading for the next stop, Meidaimae Station.
Posting videos and images on Twitter
There are multiple videos and images posted on Twitter of the vehicle that seems to have had the incident.
Of these, the video posted after 8 pm shows the people fleeing inside the vehicle, which is believed to have had an incident, along with a sentence stating that a fire broke out on the Keio Line.
In the middle of the video, a fire suddenly rises in the back of the vehicle, and passengers are escaping toward you. After that, the passengers are also photographed escaping from the window of the stopped vehicle.
In addition, passengers are shown escaping one after another. Passengers were also seen escaping from the vehicle and landing on the platform, holding hands and helping each other.
In the video taken by NHK
In the video taken by an NHK cameraman after 8:30 pm, you can see a large number of police officers and firefighters gathering in front of Kokuryo Station on the Keio Line.
In addition, the ticket gate is covered with a green sheet so that the inside cannot be seen from the outside. A large number of people gather around the area and watch over the situation with anxiety.
At around 8:50 pm, an NHK helicopter shot the scene in front of Kokuryo Station, showing that people who seemed to be rescuers outdoors in front of the station could not be seen by people passing by with green sheets. We are working side by side with emergency stretchers.
Many police and fire trucks are parked on the road in front of the station, and you can see a lot of people gathering outside the regulation line.
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