TOKYO—Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on a train in western Japan.
The 37-year-old suspect was carrying three knives, including two in each hand, when he was arrested on the platform of Rinku Town station in Osaka, western Japan, immediately after the alleged attack Sunday, according to police in Izumisano City.
The injured—a train conductor in his 20s and two male passengers aged 23 and 79—were taken to nearby hospital for treatment. Their injuries were not life-threatening, police said.
After an emergency call from another passenger, four police rushed to the station just after the train arrived and the suspect holding the knives got off….