Police have launched a manhunt for a 44-year-old man in western Tokyo after he attacked high school students with a hammer and sprayed an unknown liquid at the responding officers. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, an emergency call came in at around 7.20am local time, with a caller reporting that “a man with a hammer is assaulting people ” on a street in Fussa city. Police say the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Teruyuki Takabayashi, attacked two students with a hammer before confronting officers at the scene and spraying them with an unidentified liquid, Kyodo News reported. Five people were injured, with one student sustaining a serious injury to his left eye. The incident unfolded in a quiet residential neighbourhood about 700m northwest of JR Fussa station, unsettling residents during the early morning rush, local reports said. Investigators believe the violence may have been triggered by a brief confrontation shortly before the attack.…