Man stabs 7 to death in Tokyo

TOKYO: A man drove a rental truck into a crowd on a Tokyo shopping street, jumped out of the vehicle and knifed seven pedestrians to death and injured a dozen yesterday.

"I came to Akihabara to kill people," Kyodo news agency quoted the attacker as telling police. "I am tired of the world. Anyone was okay. I came alone."

Akihabara district is known for its discount electronics and maid cafes.