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A man was arrested Friday for allegedly stabbing eight people with a substance believed to be bleach and injuring seven others at a tire factory in central Japan, authorities said.
The stabbing victim was taken to the hospital and the rest are being treated for their injuries.
According to the Mt. Fuji Nanto Fire Department, five of the people who were stabbed remain in serious condition. Other details have not yet been revealed.
According to the fire brigade, an emergency call was received from Yokohama Rubber in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo.
The factory employs approximately 1,000 workers and produces tires for passenger cars. Japan’s Asahi newspaper said the attackers were armed with survival knives and wearing gas masks and were captured at the scene after raiding various departments at the factory.
Emergency services dispatched an ambulance and a fire engine to the scene.
Shizuoka Prefectural Police said the culprit was a 38-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, but did not provide further details.
Additional sources of information • AP