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15 injured in Tokyo train fire incident: Reports

By ANI | Updated: October 31, 2021 18:15 IST

Fifteen people were reported injured after a fire broke out Sunday night on a Keio Line train in Tokyo, with authorities immediately arresting a man who was carrying a knife, local news reported.

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Fifteen people were reported injured after a fire broke out Sunday night on a Keio Line train in Tokyo, with authorities immediately arresting a man who was carrying a knife, local news reported.

Kyodo News reported, that investigative sources are looking into a report that hydrochloric acid has spread on the train. The police received a report regarding a knife-wielding man around 8 pm.

The incident took place on a 10-car train bound for Shinjuku in central Tokyo.

( With inputs from ANI )

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