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Man Brandishes Knife at Tokyo Metro Station; Several Injured

Man Brandishes Knife at Tokyo Metro Station; Several Injured

   Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--Police detained a man who reportedly brandished a knife at Todaimae Station on Tokyo Metro Co.'s Namboku Line in the capital's Bunkyo Ward on Wednesday evening.
   At around 7 p.m., police received an emergency call that a man was brandishing a knife and that a woman was cut and injured.
   According to investigative sources, the incident occurred on a stationary train at the station, and one person was injured in the forehead and neck but was conscious.
   Tokyo Fire Department sources said several people were injured in the incident.

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