Knife attacks are very common threats on the streets, as knives are very easily available and no training is required for its use.
From the Straits Times, 9th December 2011:
An Indonesian student from St Joseph’s Institution (SJI) was stabbed to death in Jakarta while on a trip home to visit his family.
A report in The Jakarta Post on Thursday said Christopher Melky Tanujaya, 16, was attacked on Monday at a bus shelter in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
link: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_743022.html
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