00:00At least three people were killed and several others were injured when a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in Taiwan's capital city on Friday.
00:11Taiwan's premier said the attack began at Taipei's main train station, where the attacker set off smoke bombs before running toward a nearby subway station in a busy shopping district, attacking people along the way.
00:24Authorities said the suspect also died during a police chase after falling from a building.
00:31Violent crime is very rare in Taiwan.
00:34The country's premier said that besides smoke bombs, the suspect likely had items such as petrol bombs that appeared to have burned at the scene.
00:44Authorities say he had a prior criminal record and outstanding warrants.
00:48Police searched the suspect's house as they investigated his background to understand what motivated the attack.
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