Three people were killed, and five were injured as the knife-wielding attacker embarked on a rampage in central Taipei on Friday, before then dying in the process of being chased by the police after falling off a building.
As per Reuters, the man had released smoke bombs at the main train station in Taipei and after that he rushed away to a subway station located at a major shopping center, beating up people along the way, said Premier Cho Jung-tai.
The dead alleged assailant had a past history of crime and warrants and his home has been raided, Cho informed the press. Taiwan has very low rates of violent crime.
We will check his background and his relationship connections to know his motives and to find out whether there are other surrounding factors, he added, and he just gave the name of the man, Chang.
In addition to smoke grenades he must also have had some other materials like petrol bombs that burst as they were seen to have burnt at the location and he was also wearing what seemed to be body armour and a mask, Cho said.
It seems that he has purposely sprinkled smoke bombs and used a long knife to attack people indiscriminately.
(With agency inputs)
