TOKYO, May 7 (Bernama-Kyodo/Anadolu) -- Two people were injured on Wednesday after being attacked by a man wielding a knife at a subway station near the University of Tokyo, police said.
According to Kyodo News Agency, the 43-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder. The incident occurred at around 6.55 p.m. local time on a platform at Todaimae Station on Tokyo Metro's Namboku Line in the capital’s Bunkyo Ward.
One of the victims reportedly sustained a head injury after being stabbed while boarding a train, while the other injured their fingers while trying to restrain the suspect.
Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing local media, that train services in Tokyo were suspended following the knife attack on the metro.
Some sections of the Tokyo Metro's Namboku Line were suspended due to the incident, with full services expected to resume at around 11 pm local time (1400 GMT), according to public broadcaster NHK.
Japan has experienced several knife attacks in recent years. One such incident in January left one person dead and two others injured in central Japan.
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