Multiple people stabbed in central Japan station, 1 unconscious

Multiple people were stabbed on Wednesday evening at a train station in central Japan, a hub of transport to ski areas, leaving one man with no vital signs, while the male suspect fled the scene, local police said, Kyodo reports. 

Police were notified of the incident at around 8 p.m. at JR Nagano Station, with at least one victim saying that they were not acquainted with the attacker.

The suspect, who is believed to be in possession of a bladed object, is of slim build, between 165 and 175 centimeters tall, and looked to be in his 40s, according to witnesses.

Earlier it was reported that Türkiye had arrested nine people in connection with Tuesday’s fire at a ski resort hotel that killed 76 people.