Tokyo Yamanote Line train evacuated over passenger with knife

TOKYO, Jun 26 (NHK) - Passengers evacuated a train in central Tokyo on Sunday after a man was spotted carrying a knife. Three people were injured in the rush to get off the train.

Police received an emergency call saying that a person with a knife was in a train car at Shinjuku Station on the Yamanote loop line. The man, who is believed to be a foreign national, was taken to a police station.

The man told police that he is a cook and was on his way home from work. He said he was using a towel to cover the knife and it slipped off when he fell asleep.

East Japan Railway says a passenger pushed an emergency button on the train just before it arrived at Shinjuku Station.

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The Tokyo Fire Department says three people fell down and were injured while evacuating.

Yamanote Line trains were suspended for about 20 minutes from around 4 p.m. because of the incident.