KAWASAKI, Japan — The Latest on a stabbing attack at a bus stop just outside Japan’s capital (all times local):2:55 p.m.Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has described a fatal stabbing spree near Tokyo as harrowing, adding that he is outraged and will take all necessary measures for children’s safety. ——1:35 p.m.U.S. President Donald Trump has offered his sympathy to the victims of a mass stabbing attack just outside Japan’s capital. Trump is finishing a state visit to Japan and was on stage with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he made the comments about Tuesday’s attack. Reports said the attacker approached a group of children at the bus stop with a knife in each hand screaming “I will kill you!”——9:05 a.m. Authorities say at least 16 people, including elementary school children, have been stabbed in an attack in Kawasaki, outside of Tokyo.

Source: National Post May 28, 2019 02:30 UTC