TOKYO (AP) — A minivan slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people, police said. The suspect, 21, Kazuhiro Kusakabe, was arrested and being questioned, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on customary condition of anonymity. He is suspected of intentionally trying to kill people by driving the small vehicle through the street. ASSOCIATED PRESS A car is inspected by police following a car attack on Takeshita Street in Tokyo, early Tuesday morning. A ninth person was injured after Kusakabe got out of the car and punched him, police said.

Source: Huffington Post January 01, 2019 16:06 UTC