At least 19 people have been killed in a knife attack at a residential care centre for the disabled in the Japanese city of Sagamihara, west of Tokyo. Another 26 people were reportedly injured, 20 seriously.

The attacker entered the facility at about 02:30 local time (17:30 GMT) and began stabbing those inside.

Local police have arrested a male suspect after he turned himself in.
The man is said to be aged 26, and is a former employee at the the Tsukui Yamayuri Garden facility, 40km (25 miles) south-west of Tokyo.

He is reported to have told police he wanted disabled people to disappear.

Eight staff were on duty at the time at the centre, which houses 149 permanent residents.