2014 Taipei Metro attack

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On 21 May 2014, a mass stabbing took place on a Taipei Metro train near Jiangzicui Station in New Taipei City, Taiwan, resulting in four deaths and 24 injuries. It was the first fatal attack on the city's subway system since operations began in 1996. The attacker, 21-year-old Cheng Chieh, was arrested after the attack. He was sentenced to death, in addition to 144 years in prison, and was executed on 10 May 2016.

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