Car rams into pedestrians in Tokyo, injuring 8
NHK News | 2019-Jan-01
A car plowed into pedestrians on a crowded street in Tokyo on New Year's Day. Police say eight people were injured and rushed to hospital. One is reportedly in a coma.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, about 10 minutes past midnight, on Takeshita Street in Shibuya Ward.
The shopping street was closed to vehicular traffic at the time. It was bustling with people heading to a nearby shrine to pray for good luck in 2019.
The car traveled about 130 meters on the street in the wrong direction, before coming to a halt.
The suspected driver of the vehicle fled the scene. But police detained him roughly 20 minutes later.
He is reported to be in his 20s. Investigators quote the man as effectively saying he carried out a terrorist attack.
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The driver apparently made a comment to the police claiming that it was in revenge for the execution of members of Aum Shinrikyo from earlier in the year (2018).
Van ploughs into Tokyo pedestrians headed for New Year's prayers
BBC News | 2019-Jan-01
...The man driving the car fled the scene but was later arrested by police for attempted murder. The 21-year-old was identified as Kazuhiro Kusakabe.
Police told broadcaster NHK that he initially told then he had conducted a terrorist act, but then later claimed it was related to executions. It was not clear if he was referring to a specific execution or capital punishment in general.
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