Japan: Three dead, one injured in stabbing, shooting incident in Japan

TOKYO: Three individuals had been killed and one injured in a taking pictures and stabbing incident in a metropolis in rural Japan on Thursday, with the perpetrator having barricaded himself inside a constructing, media reported.
Few particulars had been instantly out there in regards to the incident, wherein a person wearing camouflage stabbed a girl with a knife and shot what seemed to be a searching rifle within the metropolis of Nakano in Nagano prefecture, central Japan, NHK nationwide tv stated.
Two cops additionally died, and one particular person was injured, NHK added. The injured particular person continues to be believed to be mendacity close by the scene of the incident, the general public broadcaster reported.
The perpetrator is believed to be barricaded in the home of the town council president and a number of gunshots had been heard close by the positioning, Kyodo information company reported.
Crimes involving weapons are extraordinarily uncommon in Japan, the place gun possession is tightly regulated and anybody searching for to personal a gun should undergo a rigorous course of earlier than a licence is granted.