LINDA STOUFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Japan is dealing with the country's worst mass killing since the infamous nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway six years ago. Earlier today, a man armed with a knife invaded an elementary school near Osaka and stabbed to death eight young students. At least 21 other students and a teacher were wounded in the attack. CNN's Tokyo bureau chief Marina Kamimura explains just how it happened.</s>MARINA KAMIMURA, CNN TOKYO BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): According to eyewitnesses, the man forced his way into the school over a balcony, at around 10:20 in the morning local time, during a recess. They say he went from classroom to classroom, stabbing the children as he went, until he was finally subdued by two of the teachers at the school and held by them until the police arrived. Police say they believe the man is a 37-year-old who lived in the area. There have been reports that he has a police record, may have been on drugs when he committed the attack. Still a very chaotic scene at the school and local area hospitals where the injured had been taken.</s>STOUFFER: CNN will keep you posted throughout the day as more information on this becomes available. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
In Japan, Man Kills Eight Elementary Students