Nine Hurt In Commuter Train Stabbing In Olympic Host Tokyo

Violent crime is rare in Japan, and the attack comes with the capital on heightened security alert as it hosts the Olympic Games.

Nine people were wounded, one of them seriously, on Friday in a stabbing attack on a commuter train in Tokyo, with the suspect later handing himself in after fleeing the scene, local media said. Violent crime is rare in Japan, and the attack comes with the capital on heightened security alert as it hosts the Olympic Games. The stabbings took place on an evening train in Setagaya ward, in the west of the city. One woman in her 20s sustained serious back injuries, public broadcaster NHK said, citing emergency response officials.