At least two victims are dead, including one schoolgirl, and about 16 others were injured in a mass stabbing attack near Tokyo, Tuesday morning.
Japanese broadcaster NHK quoted officials who said a knife-wielding man attacked a group of elementary school children as they were boarding a school bus at about 7:44 a.m. local time in the city of Kawasaki.
The suspect reportedly stabbed himself in the neck before he was detained. He has since died from his injuries, according to the broadcaster.
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