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Japan police probe stab 'warning'

by Sanjay Jha | June 9, 2008 at 02:38 am | 100 views | add comment

Japanese Police have started investigating Tomohiro Kato, a factory employee from Shizuoka prefecture, stabbing spree. Sleuths are also looking into the allegation that several messages sent by mobile phone to a website that appeared to foretell the attack.

Police in Japan are examining whether a man who went on a stabbing spree in Tokyo warned of his actions on an internet site, media reports say.
Seven people died and 10 others were injured in the attack in central Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district on Sunday.
Twenty-five year-old Tomohiro Kato was arrested by police at the scene.
Mourners have begun to leave tributes at the site of the attack, which has shocked Japan.
'Crash my vehicle'
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon when the district, known for its electronics outlets, was crowded with shoppers.