A train conductor in his 20s and two other men, one in his 20s and another in his 70s, had been taken to a hospital. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
TOKYO: Three people were hurt in a knife attack on a train in western Japan on Sunday, with police saying they had arrested a man for allegedly carrying out the stabbings.
The victims are a train conductor in his 20s and two male passengers in their 20s and 70s who were transferred to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
At least three people were injured after a stabbing incident on a train in western Japan’s Osaka, on Sunday (July 23). A man identified as the perpetrator was promptly arrested, said the local officials.
What do we know about the incident?
The alleged attack took place on Sunday morning. Subsequently, at around 10:30 am (local time) the local fire department received an emergency call from a West Japan Railway station attendant at Rinku Town Station in the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture that a person had been stabbed.