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Kawasaki school holds service for victims of 2019 stabbing spree

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A memorial service was held Sunday at a private elementary school in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, to mark four years since two people were killed and 18 others injured by a knife-wielding man as they waited at a bus stop.

Caritas Elementary School held a mass for the victims, while local residents placed flowers at the bus stop where the attack occurred, Kyodo News reported.

The incident occurred at around 7:40 a.m. on May 28, 2019, near a park about 250 meters from Noborito Station. The attacker, Ryuichi Iwasaki, 51, carrying two knives, approached the children waiting at the bus stop, yelling "I'm gonna kill you.”

He stabbed to death Hanako Kuribayashi, an 11-year-old student of the school, and Satoshi Oyama, the 39-year-old father of another student. Eighteen other children and their parents were also injured. Iwasaki then stabbed himself in the neck and died later in hospital.

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maybe off-topic, but this is why we should not have easily available guns. imagine what this guy could have done if he had more powerful weapons.

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Absolutely. If I were part of JGov I'd be scared shitless of 3d printed weapons being more and more accessible and reliable these days. So many sickos. Recent attacks, homemade weapons... scary stuff, especially when a knife attack can result in 2 dead 18 injured. Where are the heroes? Don't wanna say I'd be the guy but if I saw a guy attack an 11 year old with a knife I'd jump kick him in the face.

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I remember. School kid killer.

Savage and cold blooded.

RIP to those poor kids, never stood a chance. As for the child murder guy- RIH

And another thing, whoever wrote this… a stabbing spree?? Whats that like a shoppin spree, only with dead kids instead of kids toys? Almost like yer accident on purpose, making this all sound like some "accidental" sorta kids killing event.

Guy was full on Murder mode. (Knife wielding) Like cmon, try harder!

"Whoops a man and 2 deadly weapons slipped and stabbed and some little kids went to death"

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Exactly. Spree's word. But way too it my way.

“Spree” is correct. It can be something harmless…

Nothing harmless about child murder, as I was say- what the… Did you just go downgrade child murderer man to "perpetrator"?

RIght… (child killer) "perpetrator drops a knife and then a kid found dead by stabbing spree attack 18 injuries perp stabs self, the end" Makin him sound like some supermarket shoplifter attacker.

Startin to think maybe yer telling us who wrote this, by not telling us you wrote it.

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Yeah came out funny.

I meant

Exactly. Spree's a word. But way too fuzzy. Glad you see it my way.

What did you mean by the above?

Nothing harmless about child murder, as I was say- what the… Did you just go downgrade child murderer man to "perpetrator"?

> "the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice"

Knife Guy Murders kid. To the point. No wishwash no fuzz. We get it.

When I hear "Perpetrators of some thing or other thing…" it sounds like a dictionary talking, Zzz city. This is news this aint the spelling bee. So maybe you didnt write it, fine.

You always like to take the long way home?

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