Knife attack kills 19 in Japan - At least 19 people were killed- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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At least 19 people were killed and 20 wounded in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in a city just outside Tokyo in the worst mass killing in generations in Japan.

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Police said they responded to a call at about 2:30 am from an employee saying "something horrible" was happening at the facility in the city of Sagamihara, 50 kilometres west of Tokyo.

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Two hours later, a man turned himself in at a police station, police in Sagamihara said. He left the knife in his car when he entered the station. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and trespassing.

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Television footage showed a number of ambulances parked outside, with medical and other rescue workers running in and out.

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"I was told by a policeman to stay inside my house, as it could be dangerous," she said. "Then ambulances began arriving, and blood-covered people were taken away."

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