3 killed, 16 injured in Japan stabbing

KAWASAKI, Japan: A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you!” attacked a group of schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing himself, officials and media said.

Most of the victims were schoolgirls who were lined up at a bus stop near Noborito Park in the city of Kawasaki when a man in his 40s or 50s began slashing them with knives. NHK national television, quoting police, said the suspect died after cutting himself in the neck. Police wouldn’t immediately confirm the specifics of that report.