At least 9 injured in Taipei smoke grenade, knife attack

At least nine people were injured in an indiscriminate smoke grenade and knife attack in Taiwan's capital on Friday (December 19, 2025), and the suspect was very likely to have jumped from a building fearing arrest, Taipei's mayor said.

The suspect threw smoke grenades at the Taipei Main subway station near the city's main train station, sending some other pedestrians running, according to the local media reports.

The suspect then rode the subway one stop, exited the station and threw more smoke grenades on the street, according to footage carried by broadcaster EBC. He was holding a knife and wielding it toward pedestrians before running into a shop, causing others to scream, the video showed.