TOKYO (HRWN) – A man was detained after a knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo on Sunday, Japanese media said, with at least eight people reportedly injured and one in a serious condition.
Media outlets including public broadcaster NHK said the man started a fire on the train.
The method was unclear but reports also said the man had spread a liquid around the train carriage.
A video posted on Twitter showed people climbing through windows to escape the Keio Line train at a station.
Train company officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the reported attack, which took place around 8 pm just as polls closed in the country s general election.
Kyodo News said on Sunday that 15 people had been injured in the attack, with NHK reporting a lower number of eight.
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