# "Joker" Knifes Many People on Tokyo Subway

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**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-knifes-many-people-on-tokyo-subway/953601 "2021-11-01T04:07:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-knifes-many-people-on-tokyo-subway/953601/1 "2021-11-01T04:07:58Z")

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News article [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/31/man-dressed-as-joker-arrested-tokyo-train-attack):

> A man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume has been arrested for attempted murder after a knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo, according to Japanese media, with at least 17 people reportedly injured and one in a serious condition after being stabbed.
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> Witnesses told national broadcaster NHK of the bloody attack which happened on Sunday, when the Japanese capital was full of Halloween revellers, many in costume.
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> Media reports said the perpetrator, aged in his 20s and wearing a green shirt and indigo suit, attacked people with a knife and started a fire on the train.

_More at the link._

Wow. The article refers to two other recent attacks, one of which involved acid. Again, wow.