Three dead including suspect after mass stabbing in Japan
Updated 19:20, 28-May-2019
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A 12-year-old schoolgirl and a man in his 30s have been pronounced dead after a stabbing rampage in a city close to Japanese capital Tokyo on Tuesday morning, which also saw the suspect die of a self-inflicted injury, local police said.
Emergency services said at least 16 others had been injured in the attack, which is believed to have been carried out by a man in his 40s or 50s who was taken into custody but later died as a result of a self-inflicted knife wound to his neck, according to the police.
The local fire department was alerted to the incident at around 7:45 a.m. local time, which occurred as some young female students were waiting for their bus in a residential area near Noborito Station in Kawasaki City, which lies to the west of Tokyo.
Rescue workers operate at the site of the stabbing in Kawasaki, Japan, May 28, 2019. /VCG Photo

Rescue workers operate at the site of the stabbing in Kawasaki, Japan, May 28, 2019. /VCG Photo

The elementary school girls are believed to be pupils of the Caritas Elementary School, a private Catholic school in Kawasaki.
The school is currently gathering information as to whether the victims attended the school.
Police forensic officers work at the scene of a mass stabbing in Kawasaki, Japan, May 28, 2019./ VCG photo

Police forensic officers work at the scene of a mass stabbing in Kawasaki, Japan, May 28, 2019./ VCG photo

During the fatal attack, the suspect is believed to have stabbed his victims with knives he was wielding in both hands.
The bloody scene has been cordoned off by police and investigators, according to local media reports.
(Top image: The scene of a stabbing spree by a man in Kawasaki near Tokyo, Japan, May 28, 2019. /VCG photo)
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