Did an attacker in Tokyo kills and injures 11 people?”
7 Die in Tokyo Stabbing Rampage By SHINO YUASA, AP Posted: 2008-06-08 13:25:29 Filed Under: Crime News, World News TOKYO (June 8) – A man who police said “was tired of life” drove into a crowd of pedestrians Sunday and then went on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo’s top electronics and video game district, killing seven people and wounding 10, authorities said. The deadly lunchtime assault paralyzed the Akihabara neighborhood, which is wildly popular among the country’s youth. The killings were the latest in a series of grisly knife attacks that have stoked fears of rising crime in Japan. A 25-year-old man, Tomohiro Kato, was apprehended in the attack, authorities said. “The suspect told police that he came to Akihabara to kill people,” said Jiro Akaogi, a spokesman for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. “He said he was tired of life. He said he
