Three people have been k!lled with five others injured after a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in Taiwan on Friday, before jumping to his death during a police chase.
The man had let off smoke bombs at Taipei’s main train station, and then ran to a nearby subway station in a busy shopping district, attacking people on the way, Premier Cho Jung-tai said.
The deceased suspected attacker had a prior criminal record and outstanding warrants, and his house had been searched, Cho told reporters.
“We will investigate his background and associated relationships to understand his motives and determine if there are other connected factors,” he added, identifying the man only by his last name, Chang.
Besides smoke grenades, he likely possessed items such as petrol bombs that appeared to have burned at the scene and he was also wearing what appeared to be body armor and a mask, Cho said.
“It appears he deliberately threw smoke bombs and wielded a long knife to carry out indiscriminate attacks on the public.”
