Tokyo, December 26 (QNA) - 15 people were injured at a factory in central Japan Friday in an attack involving a knife and an unknown liquid.

According to media reports, eight people were stabbed, and seven others were injured by a bleaching agent that was thrown on them.

At least five people required emergency medical care, but the severity of their injuries is unknown, according to the Civil Defense.

Shizuka Prefectural Police stated that the attacker is a 38-year-old man who has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, without providing further details.

The attack occurred at a rubber factory in Mishima City belonging to Yokohama Rubber, a company specializing in the manufacture of truck and bus tires.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the world.

In 1995, a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway killed 14 people and injured thousands. (QNA)