Bloody suspect held in train knife attack

Japanese police said Saturday they arrested a man who stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo hours earlier in what Japanese media reported to be a random burst of violence.

The 36-year-old man told police he wanted to kill women who appeared happy and chose his targets at random, public broadcaster NHK said. The initial victim, a woman in her 20s, was in serious condition, according to NHK and other Japanese media. Police identified the attacker as Yusuke Tsushima.

The Tokyo Fire Department said nine of the 10 injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals, while the 10th was able to walk away.

The man dropped his knife after the handle broke and fled, and he later walked into a convenience store and identified himself as the suspect on the news and said he was tired of running away, according to Japanese media.

The store manager called police after seeing bloodstains on the man’s shirt.