Japan: Man Suspected in Killing Two Women and Two Policemen Arrested

Police japanese detained a man on Friday who barricaded himself in a building after killing four people, including two policemen, in a knife and gun attack, a police official told AFP.

The man was taken into custody at a property near the city of Nakanoin the prefecture of Nagano (central Japan), after police confirmed a fourth victim, an elderly woman who was found injured at the site of the attacks and later died.

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A police spokesman told AFP that the man suspected of killing the two women and two police officers was arrested at 4:30 a.m. local time (7:30 p.m. GMT on Thursday).

The suspect barricaded himself inside a building, according to NHK public television.

“I was working on a farm when (…) a woman came running from the road saying ‘help me’, before collapsing. Behind her was a man dressed in camouflage with a long knife, who stabbed her in the back.”, a witness told the NHK chain.

This witness assured that he immediately called 911, and when the police arrived, the man shot them with a rifle, according to the media.

Voluntary homicides are very rare in Japanwhere gun ownership is highly regulated.

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However, the death of the former prime minister shinzo abeassassinated with a homemade firearm while delivering an electoral speech in Nara (west), rocked Japan last year.

And last month, a young man was arrested after launching a homemade explosive device at the current prime minister. Fumio Kishidawho was visiting a small fishing port in the prefecture of wakayama (west). Kishida was unscathed.

Source: Elcomercio

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