Tokyo: Three people were killed and one was injured in the firing and firing dagger event in the countryside Japan On Thursday, the perpetrator barricaded himself inside a building, media reported.
NHK national television said few details were immediately available about the incident, in which a man dressed in camouflage stabbed a woman with a knife and shot what appeared to be a hunting rifle in the city of Nakano in central Japan’s Nagano Prefecture. Was staying
NHK said two police officers were also killed and one person was injured. The public broadcaster reported that the injured person is still believed to be lying near the scene of the incident.
Kyodo news agency reported that the attacker was believed to have been barricaded in the city council president’s house and that several gunshots were heard near the scene.
Crimes involving guns are extremely rare in Japan, where gun ownership is strictly regulated and anyone with a gun must go through a rigorous process before being granted a license.
NHK national television said few details were immediately available about the incident, in which a man dressed in camouflage stabbed a woman with a knife and shot what appeared to be a hunting rifle in the city of Nakano in central Japan’s Nagano Prefecture. Was staying
NHK said two police officers were also killed and one person was injured. The public broadcaster reported that the injured person is still believed to be lying near the scene of the incident.
Kyodo news agency reported that the attacker was believed to have been barricaded in the city council president’s house and that several gunshots were heard near the scene.
Crimes involving guns are extremely rare in Japan, where gun ownership is strictly regulated and anyone with a gun must go through a rigorous process before being granted a license.