Convenience store stabbing in Japan kills one, injures two, NHK says


TOKYO (Reuters) - One person has died and two more were injured on Sunday morning in a stabbing incident in a convenience store in Sapporo on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, NHK broadcaster reported.

A Seicomart convenience store employee in the regional capital Sapporo told local police a man was behaving aggressively with something looking like a kitchen knife before 0700 local time (2200 GMT), according to NHK.

Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

UN agencies call for urgent action to prevent famine in Somalia
Multiple injured in lumber mill fire in U.S. state of Maine
NDB president says bank to boost South-South cooperation amid global changes
Factbox-The 1996 incident at the root of expected Raul Castro indictment
U.S. stocks close lower
US plans to unveil criminal charges against Raul Castro next Wednesday, official says
International agricultural fair opens in Novi Sad, Serbia
US plans to indict Raul Castro raise Cubans' fears of force
2nd Confucius Institute opens in Tunisia
Canada, Alberta province reach implementation agreement involving new pipeline

Others Also Read