Taiwan president vows full inquiry into deadly metro attack

Taipei: Taiwan s President Lai Ching te pledged a full, public inquiry into a deadly metro attack as he visited hospitals on Saturday. A 27 year ol...

Taipei: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te pledged a full, public inquiry into a deadly metro attack as he visited hospitals on Saturday.

A 27-year-old suspect set off smoke bombs in Taipei's main metro station during the Friday evening rush hour before launching into a stabbing rampage, according to authorities.

He killed three people in an attack that spanned the main station, an underground shopping district and another metro stop, while at least 11 others were wounded, according to a revised count from the police on Saturday.

The suspect, who had been wanted for evading military service, died in an apparent suicide after the attack, Taipei's mayor said at briefing on Friday night.

Officials called it a "deliberate act" but said the motive was not immediately clear.