Man dressed as Joker injures 17 on Tokyo train
By Reuters
01 November 2021 |
5:01 am
A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman's Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, injuring 17 people as many party-goers headed into the city center for Halloween gatherings, media reported.
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