Japanese security myth shattered, man with knife wound caused 3 deaths and 17 injuries
4hw.com.cn: on May 28, in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, police officers investigated the crime scene. At about 7:40 a.m. on May 28, students of Caritas private primary school were waiting for the school bus at the school bus waiting point near Denghu xinmachi Park, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A man in his 50s approached the children slowly, holding a knife in each hand. The man shouted 'I killed you' and swung his knife at the crowd. The children fell to the ground one after another. 'it's terrible.' what about mom and dad? ' The scream of sounded. In just ten seconds, more than ten children fell to the ground.
The knife attack eventually injured 17 people and killed 3 people, including the perpetrators. After the case, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed the Ministry of education, culture, science and the head of the National Public Security Commission to ensure the safety of all primary and secondary schools and quickly identify the whole case. US President trump, who is visiting Japan, also said that he was "saddened" by the incident that caused many deaths and injuries.
Strong killing intention, more than ten seconds of murder
According to Kyodo News Agency and Xinhua news agency, the assailant was in his 50s, bald, wearing glasses, wearing a black shirt and trousers. A school bus driver who witnessed the incident told Kanagawa County police that the suspect approached the school bus with two knives and stabbed the students preparing to get on the bus. Another witness said that the suspect shouted 'kill you', and the children fell to the ground. The screams and 'terrible' cries of the children could be heard at the scene. It is reported that some students were heard shouting 'dad, mom, what to do'. Blood on the ground can also be seen on the scene pictures after the crime.
Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported that the attack lasted only more than ten seconds.
After the attack, the suspect 'walked more than ten meters and stabbed himself in the neck with a knife'. Hiroshi Yoshida, the bus driver of Pok Oi primary school who was about to pick up the children to school at the time of the incident, told Kyodo News Agency: "the man suspected of being a suspect was dressed in black and lying motionless on the ground."
According to the daily news, the suspect was subdued by the police after stabbing near his neck. He was confirmed dead after being sent to hospital.
Kyodo news agency said that according to the news released by the police, the suspect's name is longyi Iwasaki, 51 years old, living in Masheng District, Kawasaki City. In addition to the two kitchen knives held by the suspect during the murder, the police also found two kitchen knives in his backpack. The suspect may have a strong intention to kill and commit the murder planned.
The police have set up a task force in Tama police station on suspicion of murder and are conducting further detailed investigation.
Deceased: smiling children and 'promising' staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
According to Kyodo news agency, the assassins were sent to Musashi Koyama Hospital of Japan Medical University, St. Mariana Medical University Hospital, new lily Hill general hospital and municipal Tama hospital in Kawasaki City. The injured parts of the stabbed are concentrated on the head, shoulders and other upper body.
According to the news released by the police, the two dead in this case are Li linhuazi, an 11 year old sixth grade primary school student who lives in Tama, Tokyo, and Yoshiko Koyama, a 39 year old staff member of the Ministry of foreign affairs, who lives in shitiangu District, Tokyo.
Sadako NATO, principal of the 'fraternity' primary school where Li Lin huazi studied, said that the murdered Li Lin 'was a child who would answer me good morning with a smile'.
Xiaoshan is also the parent of an uninjured child. According to the admission hospital and the municipal fire department, both of the dead had deep knife wounds on their necks. In addition to his neck, Xiaoshan also suffered injuries in his shoulder and back. Kyodo News Agency reported that he may have been attacked from behind to protect children.
Asahi Shimbun reported that Xiaoshan, who speaks Burmese, joined the Ministry of foreign affairs in 2004 as an interpreter for senior officials and worked in the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar. A senior foreign ministry official who once served as his boss said that the killing of Xiaoshan "is a loss for Japanese diplomacy". Xiaoshan's wife said she was in deep grief.
NHK reported that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on the 29th that Yoshiro Koyama was an expert in Myanmar language and was "young and promising" and expressed "great regret" for his unfortunate death.
'it's hard to protect all children alone'
All the students killed in this incident were enrolled in the local 'fraternity' private primary school. At the time of the incident, it was school time in the morning. The students were waiting for the school bus at the school bus waiting area near Denghu Xinting park.
Caritas primary school is a private Catholic school with kindergartens, primary schools and junior and senior high schools. Surging news inquired the school's official website and found that the school's Primary School Department currently has 648 students.
According to CCTV, the school held a press conference on the 28th, after which the school also held a briefing to its parents. Asahi Shimbun quoted the school's statement as saying that the school's primary schools and kindergartens will be closed until May 31, the junior high school and senior high school will be closed until May 29, and the school will also send more police officers to enhance the protection of students during school hours.
"Innocent children and their guardians who have been nurturing them with deep feelings have been hurt," Saito Shiro Saito, President of Pok Oi School, said at the press conference.
After the case occurred, it caused great shock in the local area. According to Xinhua news agency, a parent of a primary school student in Kawasaki told Kyodo News Agency: "I'm shocked to often take my children to play in that park. I didn't expect things to happen in such a place. "
Kyodo News Agency reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued instructions to minister of education, culture, science, Masahiko Chaishan and National Public Security Commissioner shunsan Yamamoto on the 28th to ensure the safety of all primary and secondary schools and quickly identify the whole case. Chaishan Changyan said at a press conference on the 28th that he would step up the collection of information about the case, hoping to further ensure the safety of the school and the route to and from school.
After the incident, many local residents came to the scene to offer flowers.
Japanese parents usually rarely pick up their children to and from school. According to CCTV, the parents of the primary school usually send their children to the school bus waiting point only in the first two months of grade one. After the incident, many local primary and secondary schools and kindergartens have been closed.
Xinhua quoted konhiro ozaki, an associate professor in the Department of education at Osaka University of education, as saying that the attack on Kawasaki primary school students "is a typical event indicating the disillusionment of the myth of Japanese Social Security & hellip& hellip; We must face these realities'.
The primary school affiliated to Osaka University of education has also suffered attacks against primary school students. In June 2001, a man with a knife broke into Ikeda primary school affiliated to Osaka University of education in Japan, killing 8 children. Kozaki said that although Japanese society has strengthened campus safety management since then, 'it is difficult to protect all children by those alone'.