Reuters
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Three people were killed and five injured when a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in central Taipei on Friday, before then dying during a police chase after falling from a building, the premier said.
The man had let off smoke bombs at Taipei’s main train station, and then ran to a nearby subway station in a busy shopping district, attacking people on the way, Premier Cho Jung-tai said.
The deceased suspected attacker had a prior criminal record and outstanding warrants and his house has been searched, Cho told reporters. Violent crime is very rare in Taiwan.
“We will investigate his background and associated relationships…
