Two people, including a 12 year-old girl have been killed, and at least 15 other children injured in a stabbing spree at a park in the Japan.
Police authorities say the attack took place in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on Tuesday.
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Officers say that a male suspect believed to be in his 40s or 50s, had stabbed himself in the neck before he was arrested, and has now died from the self inflicted wound.
The incident took place during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the country. Speaking aboard a Japanese helicopter carrier, Trump said the American people grieved for the victims’ families.
