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19 killed in knife rampage at Japan care home
The Cincinnati Bell ^ | July 26, 2016 | AFP

Posted on 07/25/2016 9:46:40 PM PDT by Trump20162020

A knife-wielding former employee killed 19 people and injured 25 at a care centre for the mentally disabled in Japan on Tuesday, in the country's worst mass killing in decades.

The 26-year-old man later turned himself in at a police station, admitting to officers: "I did it." He reportedly also said: "The disabled should all disappear."

Authorities identified the attacker as Satoshi Uematsu and said he had worked at the facility in Sagamihara, a city of more than 700,000 people west of Tokyo, until February.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Japan
KEYWORDS: japan; knife; satoshiuematsu; uematsu
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To: dp0622
Someday not that far in the future his guards will tell him at breakfast that his last day on earth has arrived and he will hang.
21 posted on 07/26/2016 9:23:28 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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