Kawasaki stabbings
knife attack
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]
| 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] |
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
change- ↑ "Child among three dead in Japan knife attack". BBC News. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ The Japan Times [1] 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. 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.
