2 feared dead, 17 injured in Japan mass stabbing

The fire department said 17 others were injured in the attack, among them more children.PHOTO: REUTERS.

TOKYO (AFP): Two people, including a child, were feared dead on Tuesday (May 28) in a mass stabbing attack that also injured 17 people in the Japanese city of Kawasaki, the local fire department said.

“One man and one female child are showing no vital signs, said fire department official Yuji Sekizawa, employing a phrase commonly used in Japan to mean the victims have died, but the death has not yet been certified by an official medical professional.