Posted on 12/19/2025 8:59:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
Three people were killed and at least five more were injured in a knife attack in Taipei on Friday.
A 27-year-old suspect ignited smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails at Taipei's main metro station, then ran to a nearby shopping district station, stabbing multiple people, according to Premier Cho Jung-tai.
Cho stated that the suspect fell from a building and later died. The motive is still unknown.
The attack took place during Taipei's evening rush hour, in the station that linked to a crowded underground shopping area.
Taiwanese President William Lai pledged a rapid investigation.
Such attacks are uncommon in Taiwan, where violent crime is rare. Taipei last saw a similar incident more than ten years ago in 2014.
Video footage depicted commuters scrambling to escape in panic.
A man who attempted to intervene was fatally injured after being hit with a blunt object.
The suspect then moved to another subway station roughly 800 meters away, where he released smoke bombs and continued the stabbing attack.
"We will investigate [the suspect's] background and associated relationships to understand his motives and determine if there are other connected factors," added Cho.
The old fell off a building trick!
Meh. Just chalk it up to Asian inscrutability.
Cho stated that the suspect fell from a building and later died. The motive is still unknown.
Probably managed to hit every step on the way down too.
Should rule out Muslim terrorism. Seems to be everywhere. Should be number one or two suspicion everywhere.
Has Taiwan imported a lot of diversity?
The perp’s dead.
The last time such an incident happened was in 2014. Cheng Chieh, who hated two girls from his middle school, attacked people at random. He was convicted ten months later, and within 14 months was sent to the Taiwanese firing squad for an execution. Took only 14 months after his last appeal — he voluntarily didn’t appeal further.
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