
A man wielding a knife attacked commuters waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning's rush hour, Japanese authorities and media said.

Rescuers work at the scene of an attack in Kawasaki, near Tokyo on Tuesday, May 28.

Police forensics officers work at the scene of a mass stabbing on May 28, in Kawasaki, Japan. At least 19 people, including children, were injured after a man attacked people with a knife near a park in the Noborito area of Kawasaki just outside Tokyo.

Police officers guard at the scene where a man wielding a knife attacked commuters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo on Tuesday, May 28.

Police officers work at the scene of a mass stabbing on Tuesday.

The incident took place earlier in the day near Noborito Station in the eastern Japan city, with nearly 20 people, including elementary school students, victims of the attack.

An ariel view shows an area near the scene of a stabbing spree by a man, thought to be in his 40s or 50s, in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Tuesday, May 28.

Police officers investigate the scene where a man wielding a knife attacked commuters on Tuesday, May 28, in Kawasaki, near Tokyo.

Rescue workers at the scene of an attack in Kawasaki, near Tokyo on Tuesday, May 28.

A man wielding a knife attacked commuters waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning's rush hour, Japanese authorities and media said.

A man wielding a knife attacked commuters waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning's rush hour, Japanese authorities and media said.

