Man acted alone in Taipei attack that resulted in four deaths, police say

TAIPEI, Dec 20 — The man suspected of carrying out an attack in Taiwan with a smoke grenade and knife acted alone, police said on Saturday of the incident that killed four, including the attacker.

Chang Wen, 27, from the northern city of Taoyuan, died falling from a building during a police chase on Friday evening in a packed shopping district in central Taipei, police said.

“Based on relevant verification work carried out continuously since yesterday, we have not found that the suspect had any other accomplices,” National Police Agency Director-General Chang Jung-hsin told reporters.

Police in Taipei said the suspect in a smoke bomb attack that killed four, including the attacker, acted alone. Central News Agency (CNA)/AFP via Getty Images Suspect Chang Wen died

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