Japan Embassy DC: 'We offer our condolences to the families of those killed and injured at Kyoto Animation today. We deeply appreciate the outpouring of support and sympathy from around the US, especially from our friends in the anime community.'
Linda Givetash, Arata Yamamoto and Associated Press
A Japanese fire official said 33 people were confirmed dead and a further 36 injured, according to The Associated Press. Rescue workers carry the injured people out of the Kyoto Animation studio after a fire ripped through the building.The animation studio's president, Hideaki Hatta, told reporters that he had received threatening emails recently, according to NHK. The emails addressed to the company's sales departments told them to die, Hatta said. The emails had no titles and the company consulted a lawyer each time, he added.
"The arson murder that took place in Kyoto today took away many many lives. The gruesomeness of it all — I’m at a loss for words,"."I pray for those souls that perished. And for those who have suffered injuries, I extend my deepest sympathy and pray for the swiftest recovery."
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