Taipei attacker acted alone, police say after four die

Media members stand outside Eslite Spectrum Nanxi store near Zhongshan station as the entrance of the building is cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, following an incident in which several were injured after a person released smoke bombs and attacked bystanders, according to the government and local media, in Taipei, Taiwan, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAIPEI, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The man ‌suspected of carrying out an attack in Taiwan with a smoke grenade ‌and knife acted alone, police said on Saturday of the incident ‌that killed four, including the attacker.

Chang Wen, 27, from the northern city of Taoyuan, died falling from a building during a police chase on Friday evening in a packed shopping district in central ‍Taipei, police said.