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33 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio

  by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A suspected arson attack at an animation production company in Japan killed 33 people and injured dozens more on Thursday, after a man reportedly doused the building with flammable liquid and shouted “drop dead.” A motive for the apparent attack remained unclear hours after the blaze. If arson is confirmed, the attack will be among the deadliest criminal acts in decades in Japan, where […]

Featured video: Chaos in Hong Kong subway station after man starts fire inside train

    Chaos on the platform of the packed Tsim Sha Tsui station is captured in this video taken by a correspondent of Eagle News Service in Hong Kong after a man said to be mentally unstable reportedly set himself on fire accidentally. A train carriage on fire and one man lying on the floor can be seen with his clothes ablaze as bystanders tried to help him. Police have ruled out the possibility of […]

Updated: 18 injured as man starts fire in Hong Kong subway station

    Police arrested a man over a suspected arson attack on Friday (February 10) after fire broke out inside a train at a busy Hong Kong subway stations during rush hour. At least 17 people were injured, including two who are in a critical condition. A 60-year-old man surnamed Cheung, who was seriously injured in the incident, admitted he started the fire while the train was headed to the busy Tsim Sha Tsui shopping […]