Samurai sword attack in SF’s Tenderloin injures three people

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A samurai sword-wielding man attacked three people early Thursday in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, authorities said.

The 47-year-old suspect, who was not immediately identified, began yelling from his window at the small group of people in their 20s on the 400 block of Eddy Street around 5 a.m., according to San Francisco police.

But rather than stop there, the man allegedly burst onto the street and began swinging a samurai sword at the group, injuring all of them.

The victims — described as two men, ages 24 and 25, and a 23-year-old woman — were taken to the hospital where they were recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.

Police arrested the suspect.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky