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At least 15 killed, dozens injured in knifing near Tokyo
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Deadly attack -- An ambulance moves past in front of a facility for the handicapped where a number of people were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack Tuesday in Sagamihara, outside Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP/-)
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apan's national broadcaster NHK reports that 15 people were killed and 45 injured in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in Sagamihara, just outside Tokyo.
Police said they responded to a call about 2:30 a.m. from an employee saying something horrible is happening.
A man turned himself in at a police station about two hours later, police in Sagamihara said. He left the knife in his car when he entered the station. He has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and trespassing.
Police said there were several casualties but did not provide any numbers.
NHK said the suspect, 26, is a former employee at the facility, Tsukui Yamayuri-en.
Television footage showed a number of ambulances parked outside the facility, with medics and other rescue workers running in and out.
Kyodo News agency initially reported that 19 people were killed and 20 injured, but later said at least 15 people were dead and 28 injured. (**)
