Japonia.Co least 19 people were killed in the attack knife fighter – Gazeta.pl

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26.07 . Tokyo (PAP / Kyodo, AP) – At least 19 people were killed and 26 were injured on Tuesday local time, when the assailant armed with a knife attacked the patient center for the disabled in Kanagawa prefecture, west of the capital of Japan, Tokyo – the agency said Kyodo.

Previously reported at least 15 deaths and 28 injured.

According to sources in the police and fire brigade of 20 people are in serious condition.

The attack on the center in Sagamihara, located 50 km away from Tokyo, took the chair. 2.30 local time. Half an hour later, striker, 26-year-old Satoshi Uematsu turned himself over to the police. The man had then said: “It is better to disabled people disappeared.”

Police arrested the perpetrator on suspicion of attempted murder and unlawful trespassing on the resort grounds.

Still examines motives man.

As reported by the agency Kyodo, the news of the attack close to the patients flocked to the scene to learn about the state of their loved ones. Many people complained about the lack of information from the authorities resort.