TOKYO:  , A 10-year-old Japanese boy who was stabbed by an assailant while on his way to school in Shenzhen, China has died, the Japanese government said on Thursday ( Sep 19 ).
The boy was stabbed on his way to a Japanese school at about 8am ( 0000 GMT ) on Wednesday by the suspected 44-year-old assailant, who was arrested on the spot, according to Chinese authorities.
He died in the early hours of Thursday, Chinese foreign secretary Yoko Kamikawa told reporters.
” I take the incident really seriously”, Kamikawa said.
” This should never occur in any state. I especially regret that a baby was the victim of this hateful work on his way to school.
She continued, saying that Japan has requested from China to provide a thorough description of the details and to get strict safety measures.