1931 Empress of Canada stabbings
1931 mass stabbing aboard ''Empress of Canada'' off Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 5 June 1931, a mass stabbing occurred off Japan, aboard the Canadian Pacific Steamships liner RMS Empress of Canada. 42-year-old Filipino passenger Graciano Bilas killed two people and wounded 29 others with a knife. Bilas was arrested and brought to Hong Kong, where he was declared insane and committed to a psychiatric hospital.
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Location | aboard RMS Empress of Canada, off Japan |
Coordinates | 34.51°N 145.51°E / 34.51; 145.51 |
Date | 5 June 1931 c. 9:30 a.m. (UTC+09:00) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
Weapons | Pocketknife |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 29 |
Perpetrator | Graciano Bilas |
Motive | Mental illness |
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