By Descrier Staff
on May 21, 2014
Four people have been killed and 24 injured after a drunk university
student went on a stabbing rampage aboard an MRT subway train in Taiwan
The attack occurred at around 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT), when a
21-year-old student from Tunghai University(東海大學) in the central city of Taichung
appeared to attack other passengers at random.
Panicked passengers rushed from the train when it arrived at Jiangzicui
station(江子翠站), and shouted at those waiting to flee from the knife-wielding attacker.
Security guards at the station called the police, who quickly arrested the
student and confiscated the 10cm
knife he was using as a weapon. He is reported to have smelled strongly of
alcohol.
Taipei Police Chief Chen Kou-en told reporters that the attacker told
police that he had planned the attack from childhood and wanted to make
headlines by committing an act that was “shocking and big”.
The three victims who died at the scene have been described as a
47-year-old woman, one man in his 20s, and another in his 30s. AP(美國聯合通訊社) is reporting that a 62-year-old woman has also died in
surgery following the attack.
Structure of the Lead：
WHO-Cheng Chieh
WHEN- May 21, 2014 around
16:00 local time
WHAT- Taipei MRT knife attack, attack other passengers at random
WHY-he had planned the attack from childhood and wanted to make headlines by committing an act that was “shocking and big”
WHERE-in Taipei MRT
HOW-four killed, 24 injured
Keywords：
1.stab:刺
2.rampage:橫衝直撞
3.panicked:驚慌失措的
4.flee:逃跑
5.knife-wielding :持刀
6.confiscate:沒收
7.commit:犯下
In my opinion, I think there should be more police officers in the MRT station. Besides, the urgent phone should also sustain communicate whenever it was needed. On the other hand, the schools have to help those who are crazy or have trouble to get along with others. According to school' s help, the teenagers may commit less crimes and will have sound mentality.
回覆刪除That the attacker told police that he wanted to make headlines by committing an act that was “shocking and big” is really a serious problem we should face now. Nowadays, people in Taiwan should begin to focus on why such a famous college student wanted to kill people just for making headlines. We often thought that the good college and good grades mean the good people. But it wasn't the truth. I think that the government should not only focus on the studies but also care about the mental and mortality problems among young generations today. And the whole society should give them a hand to make those activists do less crime or anything that would hurt people.
回覆刪除l felt sad that there was such a terrible attack in Taiwan.Everyone considers Taiwan as a safe county, but this accident changed the view.It is a very important issue that we should face.The social made him want to slaughter those who he did not know,so we should find out what make him have a such a crazy idea,and prevent this misery from happening again.
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