TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A knife-wielding man attacked a facility for the disabled in eastern Japan's Kanagawa prefecture early Tuesday, leaving at least 15 people die and 45 others injured, local firefighters said.
The 26-year old assailant turned himself in at the Tsukui Police Station around 3 a.m. Tuesday admitting to the attack, they said.
The police are investigating the motive behind the attack that took place at about 2:30 a.m. at the Tsukui Yamayuri En facility (Tsukui Lily Garden), 2km east of SagamiKo station in Sagamihara city, they said.
Police said the man told them that he was a former employee of the center.
An employee of the facility called police just after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, who is reportedly said that a man carrying a knife broke into the building, according to police.
