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Shizuoka: Police apprehend man who wielded knife at convenience store

SHIZUOKA (TR) – Without a sound.

Shizuoka Prefectural Police on Monday arrested a 41-year-old man who pulled out a knife at a convenience store in Shizuoka City and then did not utter a sound, reports Nippon News Network (Sept. 25).

At around 8:30 p.m., Jin Ogura, an employee at an employment support facility, entered the outlet of 7-Eleven, located in Aoi Ward, and thrust the knife, with a 15-centimeter-long blade, before a male cashier without saying a word.

After another employee tipped off office, five or six officers arriving at the scene apprehended Ogura on suspicion of violating the Law concerning Punishment of Physical Violence.

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A 41-year-old man wielded a knife at a convenience store in Shizuoka City on Monday (Twitter)

There were no injuries in the incident, police said.