Overview
- Local fire department officials said eight people were taken to hospital after a stabbing at the Yokohama Rubber Mishima Plant in Mishima, Shizuoka.
- Police detained a suspected attacker at the factory, and a formal investigation is underway.
- The conditions of those hospitalized have not been disclosed by authorities.
- Some outlets, citing NHK and emergency officials, reported that up to 14 people were transported, a figure that has not been universally confirmed.
- A factory worker’s account mentioned a spray-like liquid at the scene, which authorities have not verified.