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The Yomirui Shimbun Ambulances are seen parked at Hosei University Tama Campus in Machida, Tokyo, on Friday.Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Hosei University Tama Campus in Machida, Tokyo, in March 2010
The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:03 JST, January 10, 2025
Eight people were injured on Friday in a hammer attack at Hosei University Tama Campus in Machida, Tokyo, according to the Tokyo Fire Department.
An emergency call came in at around 4 p.m. on Friday and all eight victims were conscious, the fire department said.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a woman in her 20s who was brandishing a hammer on suspicion of assault.
