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Fingerprints of U.S. sailor sought in slaying probe

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Japanese police have asked the U.S. Navy to provide fingerprints of one of its sailors in connection with their investigation into last week's fatal stabbing of a cabby in his taxi in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, sources said... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Mar 25 2008

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