Japan factory stabbing leaves 14 injured; ‘spray-like liquid’ used

A stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan on Friday left 14 people injured, emergency services official said, according to AFP. adding that an unspecified liquid was also sprayed.

Tomoharu Sugiyama, a firefighting department official in the city of Mishima, Shizuoka region, mentioned, “Fourteen people are subject to transportation by emergency services.”He shared that authorities received a call around 4.30 pm (0730 GMT) from a nearby rubber factory stating that several people had been stabbed and that a “spray-like liquid” was also involved.

Japanese media reported that a suspect had been taken into custody.

(This is a developing story. More to come)

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