Man arrested following altercation on Taipei Metro train

Taipei, May 2 (CNA) A man was arrested on Friday afternoon after he allegedly bit a passenger's arm on a Taipei Metro train following a heated altercation.

According to the Da'an police precinct, the incident happened at around 5 p.m. on the Taipei Metro's Bannan Line, when a 30-year-old individual identified by his last name Lu (呂) got into a verbal and physical fight with another passenger after allegedly being pushed on the cramped train.

A man surnamed Wang (王), who was also on the train, tried to break up the fight but was allegedly bitten by Lu for his troubles, police said after a preliminary investigation.

Police said that the assailant boarded the train at Taipei Main Station, and was arrested at Zhongxiao-Xinsheng Station after the incident was reported.

Although Wang chose not to press charges against Lu, the case was referred to prosecutors with the suspect under investigation for an alleged violation of the Social Order Maintenance Act.