Man charged over Taiwan subway knife attack

TAIPEI, July 28, 2015 (AFP) - A knifeman who wounded four people in a Taipei subway station attack “would have killed everyone”, prosectors said Tuesday, as they announced attempted murder charges against the 27 year-old.

Kuo Yen-chun was bundled to the ground by security guards at a Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on July 20 after he used a 20-centimetre (7.9-inch) kitchen knife to slash passengers riding on an escalator.