Man arrested in Osaka after car ploughs into children


The driver was a 28-year-old man who lives in Tokyo, and Osaka police have held him on suspicion of attempted murder. - AFP

TOKYO: A man was arrested in the Japanese city of Osaka after allegedly ploughing his car deliberately into seven schoolchildren on Thursday (May 1), local media said.

The children, who had been on their way home from school, were injured and rushed to hospital but all seven remained conscious, public broadcaster NHK and other outlets said.

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