Kawasaki stabbings
| Kawasaki stabbings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°37′19.8″N 139°33′57.7″E / 35.622167°N 139.566028°E |
| Date | 28 May 2019 7:44 a.m. (JST) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapons | 4 knives |
| Deaths | 3 (including the attacker)[1] |
Injured | 17 |
| Perpetrator | Ryuichi Iwasaki[2] |
The Kawasaki stabbings happened on the morning of 28 May 2019 in the Tama ward of Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, four blocks west of Noborito Station.[3]
Two people were murdered,[4] and 17 others were injured after being stabbed at a city bus stop by 51-year-old Ryuichi Iwasaki. After carrying out the attack, he committed suicide by stabbing himself in the neck.[5]
The fatal victims were an 11-year-old student, and a 39-year-old Foreign Ministry employee.[6]
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has sent condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Japanese people after the stabbing.[7]
References
- ↑ "Child among three dead in Japan knife attack". BBC News. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ The Japan Times Archived 2019-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "15 stabbed in Kawasaki City". NHK World. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Two feared dead, 17 hurt after Japan mass stabbing". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Thirteen schoolgirls among those wounded in Japan stabbing: Kyodo". Reuters. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Girl, man die after knife attack in Kawasaki; suspect kills self：The Asahi Shimbun". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Dr M conveys condolences to Japanese PM over stabbing rampage". New Straits Times. 29 May 2019.