Taiwan mourns subway train stabbing victims
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TAIWAN yesterday mourned the four people murdered in a stabbing spree aboard a Taipei subway train.
Members of the public left flowers and cards to pay tribute to those who died in the attack at Jiangzicui subway station.
Three people — a 28-year-old man, 26-year-old man and 47-year-old woman — died at the scene from stab wounds to the neck and chest. A fourth victim, a 62-year-old woman, died later in hospital, police said.
Twenty-four people were wounded, around half of them seriously, the New Taipei City government said.
Alleged attacker Cheng Chieh, a 21-year-old college student, is in custody undergoing questioning.
“I hope the spirits of the dead can rest in peace and those who were wounded can recover soon,” a tearful woman told reporters at the site.
The Taipei subway system went into operation in 1996, and this was the first attack of this kind there.
The spokesman for Panchiao district court said the suspect had admitted he was guilty, but gave no further details.
The knife attack happened around 4pm on Wednesday, when it is alleged that Cheng, wielding a 30-centimeter long knife and wearing a red T-shirt, began attacking travelers on a subway train outside Taipei, sending hundreds of people screaming and fleeing for help.
When the train pulled into the next station, Cheng fled and was chased by police before being kicked to the ground by a passenger and overwhelmed by security officials and subway riders.
Chen Kuo-en, chief of the New Taipei City police bureau, said Cheng had told officers “that he had wanted to do a ‘big thing’ such as this since childhood.”
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