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Knife attack on Japan train leaves 1 dead and 2 injured

Knife attack on Japan train leaves 1 dead and 2 injured
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By Chris Pilcher
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22-year-old Ichiro Kojima has been arrested on suspected murder, on board a Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday night.

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A man's been arrested by Japanese police, suspected of stabbing a man to death on board a Shinkansen train Saturday night.

Two women were also injured.

22-year-old Ichiro Kojima told investigators that he was irritated and had chosen the targets at random.

The incident took place on a bullet train travelling west in the south of Tokyo, which was carrying 880 passengers.

Officers say the attack could have been pre-meditated, as the suspect was carrying multiple bladed objects.

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