Three killed in Taipei stabbing, smoke bomb attack

Officials accidental suspect, who died aft falling from a gathering during constabulary chase, carried retired ‘indiscriminate attacks’.

At slightest 3 radical person been killed and 5 injured aft a knife-wielding attacker went connected a rampage successful cardinal Taipei, earlier dying during a constabulary chase, section authorities say.

Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai said successful a connection connected Friday that the fishy had fto disconnected fume bombs astatine Taipei’s main bid station, and past ran to a adjacent subway presumption successful a engaged buying district, attacking radical connected the way.

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The attacks were “a deliberate act”, though the motive was not instantly clear, Cho said.

“He deliberately threw fume bombs and wielded a agelong weapon to transportation retired indiscriminate attacks connected the public,” the premier added.

The fishy past died during a constabulary pursuit aft falling from a building, according to section officials.

Mayor Chiang Wan-an told reporters that the attacker had seemingly jumped disconnected the gathering “to evade apprehension and has been confirmed dead”.

This representation taken and released by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) connected December 19 shows constabulary patrolling astatine a metro presumption successful Taipei, aft attacks astatine 2 stations successful the metropolis [AFP]

Images released by Taiwan’s Central News Agency showed a canister connected the crushed astatine the Main Station, with officers examining imaginable grounds astatine the scene.

Identifying the deceased fishy lone by his past name, Chang, Premier Cho told reporters that helium had a anterior transgression grounds and outstanding warrants and said his location has been searched.

“We volition analyse his inheritance and associated relationships to recognize his motives and find if determination are different connected factors,” helium added.

Taiwan constabulary ramped up information crossed the land successful effect to the attacks.

“All important locations … including railway stations, highways, subway stations and airports are maintaining a precocious level of alert and vigilance,” Cho said.

Meanwhile, President William Lai Ching-te told reporters that the Taiwanese authorities would “quickly clarify the details of the case”.

“There volition beryllium nary leniency and we volition bash everything successful our powerfulness to guarantee the information of our citizens,” helium said.

Violent transgression is uncommon successful Taiwan, though an onslaught successful 2014 horrified residents erstwhile a antheral went connected a stabbing spree connected Taipei’s metro, sidesplitting 4 people. He was executed for the killings successful 2016.