Attacks at two metro station in Taipei on Friday injured at least eight people, including three who suffered cardiac arrest, Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai said.
Cho said a suspect in the attacks, which involved smoke bombs and stabbing, had fallen off a building and was also in a state of cardiac arrest.
The motive was not immediately clear, but Cho said in a statement it was “a deliberate act”.
The premier separately told reporters that “three people in the two locations are currently in a state of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and another five people have suffered injuries from stab wounds and blunt force trauma to various parts of their bodies.”
In his statement, Cho said that the suspect wore a mask and threw “five or six gasoline bombs or smoke grenades” at Taipei Main Station metro.
Authorities said they were ramping up security across the island in response to the attacks.
“Currently, all important locations… including railway stations, highways, subway stations and airports are maintaining a high level of alert and vigilance,” Cho said.
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