Three individuals died and five others sustained injuries following an incident involving a knife-wielding suspect in Taipei, Taiwan's capital.
According to Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai, the 27-year-old suspect deployed smoke bombs at Taipei's primary metro station on Friday. The individual then proceeded to another station located in a commercial area, assaulting people during transit.
Premier Cho also stated that the suspect subsequently died after a fall from a building. The motive for the attacks has not been determined.
Incidents of this nature are infrequent in Taiwan, a country characterized by low violent crime rates. A comparable event last occurred in Taipei in 2014.