TOKYO, Sept 5 — A Japanese man reportedly angry that his ideas had been stolen admitted today to starting a fire that killed 36 people in an animation studio in 2019, local media...
TOKYO, Sept 5 — A Japanese man reportedly angry that his ideas had been stolen admitted today to starting a fire that killed 36 people in an animation studio in 2019, local media said.
“I didn’t think so many people would die and now I think I went too far,” said the 45-year-old who appeared in a wheelchair.Aoba, who nearly died from burns he himself sustained, faces five charges including murder, attempted murder and arson, according to local prosecutors. Firefighters told reporters at the time that the incident was “unprecedented” and the mission to rescue victims and extinguish the fire was “extremely difficult”.
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