HIBAPRESS
14 people were injured in a factory in central Japan following an attack that involved the use of a knife and an unknown liquid, according to an official in the ambulance services today, Friday.
Tomoharu Sugiyama, head of the civil defense department in the city of Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, explained that 14 people were forced to receive emergency care.
He indicated that a phone call was received around 4:30 pm local time stating that 5 or 6 people had been stabbed and a spray liquid had been used inside a nearby rubber factory.
Japanese media reported that one person was arrested in connection with the incident, while other reports stated that the attacker was arrested inside the factory and is now in custody.
The Associated Press quoted Kyodo News Agency as saying that 8 of the injured were taken to the hospital, without the condition of the injured or the motives for the attack being immediately clear.
