8 students killed, 21 injured by knife-wielding man

8 students killed, 21 injured by knife-wielding man

OSAKA, Japan - Ambulances at Ikeda Elementary School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, rescue 26 pupils and 3 teachers attacked by a man who barged into school classrooms with a kitchen knife on June 8. So far eight pupils are confirmed dead and 21 others injured.

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