Japan shooting

2023 - 11 - 1

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Suspected gunman takes hostages in Japan post office after ... (CNA)

The man fired what appeared to be a handgun in a hospital in Saitama prefecture, before fleeing to a post office on a motorcycle.

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Japan: Gunman arrested and remaining hostage freed (BBC News)

The man is thought to have also been involved in an earlier shooting at a nearby hospital.

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Japan police detain 86-year-old suspected gunman who had ... (CNN)

Japanese police arrested an 86-year-old suspected gunman Tuesday who had barricaded himself in a post office with two hostages after injuring two people at ...

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Suspected Gunman Takes Hostages In Japan After Hospital Shooting (Forbes)

The suspect has reportedly barricaded himself in a post office after two people were wounded in an apparent shooting in a nearby hospital, authorities said.

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Japan shooting: Gunman 'in his eighties' takes hostages in post ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

Two people – a doctor in his 40s and a patient in his 60s – suffered injuries during shooting at Saitama Prefecture.

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Japan police arrest suspected gunman after hostage standoff (Aljazeera.com)

Authorities say the attack at a post office may be related to an earlier shooting at a hospital that wounded two people.

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Police reportedly capture gunman who held staff hostage in a ... (ABC News)

Police say they have arrested an armed suspect and ended an eight-hour standoff at a post office north of Tokyo.

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Japan police catch suspect in post office hostage drama, hospital ... (South China Morning Post)

Police surrounded the post office for several hours after a shooting nearby – apparently through a window – injured a doctor and patient in a hospital.

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