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Three people injured in knife attack during entrance exams in Tokyo

By ANI | Updated: January 15, 2022 11:35 IST

Three people were injured in a knife attack during entrance exams to Japan's University of Tokyo, national media reported on Saturday.

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Three people were injured in a knife attack during entrance exams to Japan's University of Tokyo, national media reported on Saturday.

According to Japanese NHK broadcaster, citing the local police, a 17-year-old young man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The victims reportedly received incised wounds to the back and were taken to hospitals. Two of them were high school students who came that day to take the entrance exam, the media said. Another victim was a 70-year-old man.

There is reportedly no threat to the life of the victims.

An investigation is underway. (ANI/Sputnik)

( With inputs from ANI )

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