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One Dead, Two Injured in Random Stabbing at Nagano Train Station

Police are searching for a middle-aged suspect after a knife attack near a bus terminal left one man dead and two others injured.

  • The stabbing occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday near the bus terminal at JR Nagano Station in central Japan.
  • A 49-year-old man died from abdominal injuries, while a 37-year-old man sustained serious back wounds and a 46-year-old woman suffered a head injury from a fall.
  • Police believe the attack was random, as none of the victims appeared to know the assailant.
  • The suspect, described as a slim man in his 40s, fled the scene on foot and remains at large.
  • Authorities have set up a hotline to gather information on the suspect, and investigations are ongoing.
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