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3 people stabbed on Yokohama street, 1 dead

YOKOHAMA, Nov 03 (News On Japan) - Three people were stabbed by an unknown assailant in the streets of Yokohama City on Thursday evening, leaving one person dead and two injured.

According to police, a call to emergency services around 7:40 p.m. reported trouble in the 2-chome area of Wakabacho in Naka Ward, Yokohama City, with someone carrying what looked to be a knife, and that one person was down.

It appears there was a dispute between two groups, resulting in three people stabbed in the abdomen and back. A man who sustained severe injuries was later confirmed dead.

Another man in his 40s received moderate injuries, while another person was taken to hospital.

The stabbings took place about 700 meters southwest of JR Kannai Station, in a busy area.

A person near the scene stated: "A bicycle was parked in front of a Thai store and it fell over after being bumped into. When the store staff came to fix it, a fight broke out. The conflict was between a group of five Japanese men who knocked over the bike and two men who came out of the Thai store. I heard that the stabbing occurred a bit to the side of the store. All three stabbed men appeared to be in their 40s. It seems they were angry about the bicycle being knocked over."

In total, four individuals were taken to a city hospital. Later, one of those severely injured was confirmed dead.

Another person near the scene commented: "One person was lying down, drenched in blood. Police officers called out to him, but he seemed lifeless, possibly in cardiac arrest. The other two had also been stabbed and covered in blood, but conscious. There was an altercation between the store staff and the stabbing victims, and the officers were trying to break it up."

Police are interviewing multiple people who appear to be aware of the incident.

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