At 12:30pm today in Tokyo’s well-known Akihabara area a 25 year old man went on a rampage leaving 14 men and 3 women injured or dead. One police officer is also among the injured.
A 25 year old man first drove into pedestrians with a rental car, then got out and began stabbing people with a survival knife.Technoratiのタグ akihabara, crime in akihabara, crime in japan
Since this story has already been covered in the English language media, I’ll just provide the basic story, but this is yet another tragedy that seems like it could have been avoided. Although no external signs that the death resulted from the detainment, the man had been handcuffed and gagged with a towel. I am…
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