Event Brief
Man arrested after knife attack on four in Saiki
Filed: Jul 13, 2026 at 7:14 AM ET
Summary: A 44-year-old man was arrested in Saiki after a knife attack injured four people.
WHO: Hiroshi Noshita; police
WHAT: Police arrested a knife-wielding man after he attacked four people near a Tsutaya book and DVD rental shop.
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM ET
WHERE: Saiki, Oita Prefecture, Japan
WHY: The arrest followed a knife attack in which four people were stabbed or slashed.
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