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Japan - 7 killed, 11 injured in stabbing rampage in Tokyo’s Akihabara
Kyodo News (excerpt) ^ | June 8, 2008
Posted on June 8, 2008 3:30:27 AM PDT by HAL9000
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TOKYO, June 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH RISE IN DEATH TOLL)
Seven people died and 11 others were injured after a man hit pedestrians with a truck and then stabbed people Sunday in broad daylight on a street in Tokyo’s busy Akihabara district, a popular electronics area and a magnet for comic and animation fans.
Police arrested the man, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato from Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, and seized a survival knife he was carrying. He admitted to stabbing all the people with the knife from around 12:30 p.m., the police said. The truck was rented in Shizuoka Prefecture.
“I came to Akihabara to kill people,” investigative sources quoted Kato as telling the police. “I am tired of the world. Anyone was OK. I came alone.”
According to the police and hospital officials, six of the seven who died were males and aged 19, 20, 29, 33, 47 and 74. The other was a 21-year-old female.
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“Food Poisoning Tied to Tomatoes Spreads”
AP via NY Times ^ | June 8, 2008 | Anon
Posted on June 8, 2008 3:49:11 AM PDT by Pharmboy
ALBUQUERQUE (AP)