Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people in a gun and knife attack.
Japanese police detained a suspect who had been holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people in a gun and knife attack, an official told AFP.TOKYO - Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in a gun and knife attack.
The rampage in a rural area of the western region was a rare instance of violent crime in Japan, which has a low murder rate and some of the world's toughest gun laws. "We pray for the souls of the deceased and express our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families," top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
The attack started on Thursday afternoon, when a local man working on a farm saw a woman"running from the road saying, 'help me'," he told national broadcaster NHK.
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