OSAKA, Japan, Jumada I 18, 1436, Mar 9, 2015, SPA -- Five people were killed in their homes Monday in a stabbing spree in rural Japan, in a rare case of major violence in the country, AP reported. A 40-year-old neighbor of the victims was arrested in connection with the attacks, said Keizo Okumoto, deputy police chief in Sumoto, a small city on an island in western Japan where the spree occurred. Okumoto identified the suspect as Tatsuhiko Hirano, an unemployed man. The motive was unclear. --SPA 11:35 LOCAL TIME 08:35 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w