The Latest: Head of Japan school condemns 'savage' attack

KAWASAKI, Japan (AP) — The Latest on a stabbing attack at a school bus stop in a city outside Tokyo (all times local):

7:30 p.m.

The head of a Japanese school has condemned a "savage" knife attack on students waiting for a school bus in which a 6th grade student and a parent were killed, and said he is struggling to contain his anger.

Tetsuro Saito, the head of Caritas Gakuen, told a news conference that "My heart is broken with pain when I think of the innocent children and their parents who send their children to our school with love who were victimized by this savage act. I'm struggling to fight back my anger."

Saito said school officials will take steps to address safety concerns.

Authorities say an 11-year-old girl and a parent of another student were killed and 17 others were injured Tuesday by an attacker carrying a knife in each hand. Most of the injured were students at the Catholic school.

Police seized the attacker but he had slashed his own neck and was pronounced dead at a hospital. His motive wasn't immediately known.

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2:55 p.m.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has described a fatal stabbing spree near Tokyo as harrowing, adding that he is outraged and will take all necessary measures for children's safety.

Authorities say a man carrying a knife in each hand attacked schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop in Kawasaki, just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, wounding 16 people and leaving three dead, including himself. Most of the injured were schoolgirls at a Catholic school.

Abe said: "It was an extremely harrowing incident in which many small children were victimized, and I feel strong resentment... I will take all possible measures to protect the safety of children."

The attack occurred as Abe hosted U.S....