In Japan: Knife man wearing gas mask injures 15 factory workers

Tokio – Bloody scenes in a tire factory in Japan: Here a man injured at least 15 people! His weapons: a knife and an unknown liquid.

A fire brigadeA spokesman for the city of Mishima, Japan, said on Friday that seven people were stabbed and eight people were injured by the liquid. According to local media, the unknown substance could be bleach.

Emergency call from factory

On Friday it was around 4:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. German time). Emergency call from the factory that produces, among other things, tires for trucks and buses. Japanese media reported that the man was armed with a survival knife and wearing a gas mask during the attack.

It is still unclear whether the attacker himself was employed by the company. However, there is said to be a connection between him and the company.

A large number of rescue workers rushed to the factory. According to the fire department, all 15 injured people were in Hospitals brought. Five of them suffered more severe injuries Injuriesbut all victims were conscious.

A suspect – according to the AP news agency, a 38-year-old – was arrested. He will be tempted Murder charged.