2014 Taipei Metro attack
| 2014 Taipei Metro attack | |
|---|---|
Jiangzicui Station platform | |
| Location | 25°02′06″N 121°28′37″E / 25.03500°N 121.47694°E Taipei Metro Bannan Line (between Longshan Temple and Jiangzicui), New Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Date | 21 May 2014 16:25 (National Standard Time; UTC+08:00) |
| Target | Nonspecific passengers of Taipei Metro |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapons | 2 fruit knives and a Swiss Army knife |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 24 |
| Perpetrator | Cheng Chieh |
| Motive | Hatred towards two female elementary school classmates |
| Convictions |
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On 21 May 2014, a Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree targeting random civilians on a Taipei Metro C321 train near Jiangzicui Station, 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.