TAIPEI (Dec 19): Three people were killed and five injured when a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in central Taipei on Friday, before then dying during a police chase after falling from a building, the premier said. The man had let off smoke bombs at Taipei's main train station, and then ran to a nearby subway station in a busy shopping district, attacking people on the way, Premier Cho Jung-tai said. The deceased suspected attacker had a prior criminal record and outstanding warrants and his house has been searched, Cho told reporters. "We will investigate his background and associated relationships to understand his motives and determine if there are other connected factors," he added, identifying the man only by his last name, Chang. "It appears he deliberately threw smoke bombs and wielded a long knife to carry out indiscriminate attacks on the public."

Source: The Edge Markets December 19, 2025 12:11 UTC