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7 Killed in Tokyo Stabbing Spree

10 more wounded after man drove truck into pedestrians in electronics district

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2008 7:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Japanese man plowed his truck into Tokyo pedestrians before jumping out and stabbing them, killing at least 7 and wounding 10 more, the AP reports. Police nabbed a 25-year-old man in the attack, which occurred in the city’s leading electronics district, a hotspot for young people. The suspect announced he had come “to kill people,” said a police spokesman. “He said he was tired of life.”

Rescue workers from Tokyo Fire Department gather to help injured people in Tokyo's Akihabara district, known as Electric Town, Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008 after a stabbing spree.
Rescue workers from Tokyo Fire Department gather to help injured people in Tokyo's Akihabara district, known as Electric Town, Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008 after a stabbing spree.   (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
Rescue workers from the Tokyo Fire Department get ready with their equipment after their arrival in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008.
Rescue workers from the Tokyo Fire Department get ready with their equipment after their arrival in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Investigators from Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department work in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008 after a stabbing spree.
Investigators from Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department work in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008 after a stabbing spree.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Unidentified men, 2nd right and 3rd right, are escorted out by medics from the crime scene in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008.
Unidentified men, 2nd right and 3rd right, are escorted out by medics from the crime scene in Tokyo's Akihabara district Sunday afternoon, June 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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