Four injured by acid spill on Tokyo train: media

Television showed emergency vehicles and rescue workers outside the Nihonbashi station in the crowded centre of the Japanese capital. The Tokyo fire department said a strange smell had also been reported at another station in the capital.

In 1995, members of a religious cult released highly toxic sarin gas on the Tokyo subway, killing 12 and injuring thousands, some permanently.

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