Chiayi man indicted over online train station attack threatStaff Writer, with CNAAn unemployed man surnamed Hung (洪) in Chiayi City has been indicted after allegedly posting online that he would attack people at Chiayi High Speed Rail Station, the Chiayi District Prosecutors Office said yesterdayProsecutors charged Hung on suspicion of the offense of endangering public safety by putting the public in fear of injury to life, body, or property. According to the Chiayi District Prosecutors Office, Hung used his smartphone at his residence in Chiayi City on the afternoon of Jan. 24 to publicly post in a Facebook group: “I am the next Chang Wen (張文).”The Chiayi District Prosecutors Office is pictured in this undated photo. “I will bring Molotov cocktails and a machete to Chiayi High Speed Rail Station tomorrow and wipe out everyone there,” Hung said. Prosecutors believed there was significant suspicion of a crime and grounds for detention, which was approved by the Chiayi District Court. The Chiayi District Court subsequently released Hung on bail of NT$20,000.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 17:13 UTC