At Least 15 Killed in Knifing Near Tokyo

Agencies reporting the knife wielding man has been arrested

The Associated Press reports that Japan’s national broadcaster NHK is reporting that 15 people were killed and 45 injured in a knife attack at a facility for the handicapped in Sagamihara, just outside Tokyo.

The report said police have arrested a knife wielding man after he turned himself in. NHK said the suspect, 26, is a former employee at the facility.

Kyodo News agency reported that 19 people are dead and 20 injured.