Members of media are seen in front of a McDonald’s branch where a junior high school student was stabbed to death in Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture on December 15, 2024. Agence France-Presse TOKYO — A man was arrested Thursday over the fatal stabbing of a junior high school student and the wounding of another at a McDonald’s in southwest Japan, local media reported. Violent crime is rare in Japan, but there are occasional stabbings and even shootings, including the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. best slots to play online for real money Article continues after this advertisementThe teens were in line to order at around 8:30 pm on Saturday when the attacker reportedly entered the restaurant in the city of Kitakyushu and wordlessly stabbed them both. ChocoVron Vice President Marissa Lourdes Yala told the Philippine News Agency on the sidelines of the US-PH 2024 Trade Mission Conference at The Manila Hotel on Friday, October 18, that the P500 million (US$8.75 million) expansion plan of the company will triple the capacity of its production facility in San Pedro, Laguna. FEATURED STORIES GLOBALNATION 8,000 foreign Pogo workers still in PH with tourist visas, says BI GLOBALNATION Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state 'a great idea' GLOBALNATION Key Trump ally on immigration explains how mass deportations could workREAD: Convenience store stabbing in Japan’s Sapporo kills 1, injures 2 Police have arrested a man in his 40s who lives nearby, public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said. Officers could not immediately confirm the reports to AFP. Article continues after this advertisementThe school the boy and girl attended was closed on Monday, and some residents told local media they feared going outside after the attack, which may have been random. Article continues after this advertisementIn 2019, two people including a schoolgirl were stabbed to death and more than a dozen wounded in Japan’s Kawasaki in a rampage by an attacker who targeted children waiting for a bus. Article continues after this advertisementREAD: Three hurt in Japan train stabbing attack The 51-year-old attacker in that incident also fatally stabbed himself. Subscribe to our daily newsletter |
