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Akihabara Phantom Knife Killer

秋葉原通り魔I was in Akihabara, Tokyo's number one electronics shopping area, a few hours after the horrendous knife attack that left seven people dead.The area was quiet, with fewer people around than would be expected on a Sunday, but otherwise ... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Sun, Jun 08 2008

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09 Jun 08 visit 秋葉原無差別殺傷事件 type2  »  YouTube videoA 25-year-old man went on a stabbing spree in Tokyo's Akihabara district, Sunday afternoon, killing five people and injuring 12 others, police said.
09 Jun 08 visit Tomohiro Kato Tokyo Knife Killer  »  Japan Visitor 加藤智大容More details have emerged about Tomohiro Kato, the 25-year-old man who drove a hired van into a crowd in Akihabara, Tokyo's electronics and manga center, and then ran amok killing seven people and injuring 10 others.Born in Aomori in north...
09 Jun 08 visit 7 Dead, 11 injured in killing spree in Akihabara, Tokyo  »  Happy Hills Just got word from Kevin. A crazy guy decided he was tired of life and that he would kill people. Drove to Akihabara, the geek/tech district of Tokyo, and drove his rented truck through the crowd. Then he jumped out with a knife and started stabbing...
08 Jun 08 visit 7 killed, 10 injured in Akihabara stabbing spree  »  Japan Times
Seven people died and 10 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. Police arrested the man, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato from Susono,...
07 Jul 08 visit Crime › 2 Akihabara rampage victims still hospitalized  »  Japan Today Two people wounded in a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district June 8 remain in hospital and five others have already left hospitals, police said…
09 Jun 08 visit Crime › U.S. calls Akihabara stabbing spree 'terrible thing'  »  Japan Today Sunday's stabbing spree that left seven people dead and 10 others injured at the Akihabara electronics district is a "terrible thing," State Department spokesman Sean…

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