Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed three and injured 11, authorities say

Taiwan officials called the Dec 19 attack a “deliberate act” but said the motive was not immediately clear. - Photo: Reuters

TAIPEI: Taiwanese authorities said Saturday (Dec 20) the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island's capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day.

The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, fell to his death from a department store building in Taipei after the attack on Friday.