
Suspect arrested in Tokyo train knife attack
CNN
A man has been arrested by Tokyo police after brandishing a knife and starting a fire on a moving train in the Japanese capital on Sunday, the country's public broadcaster NHK reported.
The man told investigators that he "wanted to kill people and be given a death penalty" and had hoped to kill at least two people, according to the police.
He was arrested at the scene by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on suspicion of attempted murder.

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