Man, 27, from northern Taiwan reported to have fallen to his death in police chase after rampage through capital. At least four people have died in a rare mass stabbing incident in central Taipei after an attacker used smoke grenades to cause chaos as he went on a violent rampage through Taiwan’s capital. Several people were also injured. The suspected assailant is among the dead after he fell from a building during a police chase through a busy shopping district on Friday evening. One of the victims was killed as they tried to stop the attack inside Taipei’s Main station, according to the city’s mayor, Chiang Wan-an. The suspected attacker has been described as a 27-year-old man from Taoyuan, a northern county in Taiwan. He was reportedly an air force volunteer soldier who had served near Taipei’s Songshan airport in a radio communication team but was discharged in 2022. Taiwan’s premier, Cho Jung-tai, told reporters that the suspected attacker had a prior criminal record and outstanding warrants. Local media reported he was wanted by the local prosecutor’s office for obstructing military service in 2024 due to his failure to report on duty. Cho described the incident as a “deliberate attack”, although by late Friday night the motive remained unknown.
via guardian: At least four people killed in mass stabbing in Taipei