At least 19 people were killed when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage at a care centre for the mentally disabled in Japan early Tuesday, a fire official said.
"Doctors confirmed the deaths of 19 people," a local fire department official told AFP. Another 25 were wounded, 20 of them seriously in the attack west of Tokyo, he said.
The attack began when the man, aged in his 20s, entered the facility in the early hours of the morning, police said.
He later appeared at a nearby police station and admitted to officers: "I did it."
National broadcaster NHK said that 45 people had been injured and Kyodo news agency said that 28 people were seriously hurt.
The alleged assailant turned himself in after 3 am (1800 GMT Monday), admitting he had carried out the attack, a police spokesman said.
The prefectural police could not immediately confirm the report of 15 dead at the Tsukui Yamayuri-en facility, located west of Tokyo, but said at least 10 had died.
They said they had received a call from the facility sometime after 2:30 am about a man armed with a knife entering the premises.
"We are still confirming details of the case," the spokesman added.
Agencies
Mon Jul 25 2016
Rescuers enter Tsukui Yamayuri-en, a facility for the handicapped where a number of people were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sagamihara, outside Tokyo. - Kyodo News via AP
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