Police search for man who fatally stabbed teen in Japan: Media
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The attacker fatally stabbed a junior high school student and wounded another at a McDonald’s restaurant in Fukuoka prefecture.
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TOKYO - Japanese police were searching on Dec 15 for an attacker who fatally stabbed a junior high school student
The teens were in line to order at around 8.30pm on Dec 14 when the attacker entered the fast-food restaurant and wordlessly stabbed them both, according to national broadcaster NHK.
They were rushed to hospital, where the girl later died.
The other victim, a boy, survived and told police he did not know the man who had stabbed them, NHK said.
It was not clear whether the girl knew the man, who remained at large on Dec 15.
Dozens of police have deployed to find the attacker, described as a man who appears to be in his 40s, wearing a grey jacket and dark trousers, according to Television Nishinippon.
Police declined to comment on the case to AFP.
The attack in the city of Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka prefecture, happened in less than a minute, local media reported.
It was also reported that around 10 customers were inside the restaurant at the time.
Violent crime is rare in Japan, which has strict gun control laws. But there are occasional stabbings and even shootings, including t he assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe
In 2019, two people, including a schoolgirl, were stabbed to death and more than a dozen wounded in the Japanese city of Kawasaki in a rampage by an attacker who targeted children as they waited for a bus.
The 51-year-old attacker slashed at a group of children before fatally stabbing himself. AFP
