Man Stabbed near Osaka Court; Suspect Suggests Money Issue

Osaka, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--A man in his 60s was stabbed with a knife near Osaka District Court in the western Japan city of Osaka on Tuesday morning.

He was stabbed around the neck and seriously injured, but remained conscious, according to local authorities.

Following the incident, another man in his 60s turned himself in at a police station and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The suspect suggested a financial dispute with the victim, who was with a lawyer when he was attacked, police sources said.

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