In pictures: Tokyo stabbing

A man has gone on a stabbing spree in central Tokyo, killing seven people and injuring 11 others.

The incident occurred in the Akihabara district, a shopping area specialising in electronic gadgets and video games, that is popular with young people and tourists.

A suspect, said to be 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato, has been arrested near the scene.

Reports say he drove a truck into a crowd in the early afternoon and then began stabbing people at random.

Once rare in Japan, there has been an increase in knife crime in recent years.

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