Japan knife attack incident leaves two people killed

According to reports, the attack took place close to a park in the city of Kawasaki.

Kawasaki Police told CNN a total of 19 people were stabbed, including the two victims who died.

Police told the American news channel that the girl killed was named Hanako Kuribayashi and a male victim was called Satoshi Oyama, a 39-year-old government employee.  

According to BBC report, a suspect, a man in his 50s, stabbed himself in the neck after his rampage and later died in hospital.

Violent crime is rare in Japan.

The motive of the crime is still not known.

The attacker was reportedly holding knives on both his hands while attacking the children.

Police later named the victims of the fatal attack as Hanako Kuribayashi, who was in the sixth grade, and foreign ministry official Satoshi Oyama, who is believed to be the parent of another child, reported BBC.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe tweeted: "It is a very tragic event, and I have a strong resentment that young children were victimized. I pray for the souls of those who have passed away, and I would like to express my deepest condolences to all the bereaved families."

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