1 Person Is Killed And 2 Injured In Stabbing Outside Nagano Station In Central Japan

Members of police exam the place where the scene of a multiple stabbing in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday Jan. 22, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)
Members of police exam the place where the scene of a multiple stabbing in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday Jan. 22, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)
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TOKYO (AP) — One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central Japan, and police were looking for a suspect who fled, authorities said.

Nagano police and fire department officials said a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. A 37-year-old man was wounded but conscious, while a 46-year-old woman had a head injury from falling.

Those attacked described the suspect as an unfamiliar middle-aged man, the Kyodo News agency reported. The stabbing occurred near a bus terminal outside Nagano station.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, which has strict gun control laws. But in recent years there have been a number of high-profile cases involving random knife attacks and arson on subways.