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Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage

Summary by Ground News

Tomohiro Kato was convicted of killing seven people in a truck ramming and stabbing rampage in Tokyo's popular Akihabara electronics district in 2008. He was arrested on the spot shortly after the attacks, in which he rammed a rented two-tonne truck into a crowd of pedestrians before getting out and randomly stabbing people. Kato's execution is the first in Japan this year and comes after three prisoners were hanged in December 2021.

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BBC News

Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer

Tomohiro Kato was 25 when he killed seven people in a busy Tokyo shopping district in 2008.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Japan executes man over Tokyo stabbing rampage – reports

Tomohiro Kato, who killed seven people in 2008, was hanged on Tuesday in Japan’s first execution this year

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage

Japan on Tuesday executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a crowded Tokyo shopping district in 2008.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Man executed in Japan over stabbing rampage in Tokyo

Justice minister defends death penalty after first hanging of a prisoner this year

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Japan carried out death sentence for 2008 Akihabara mass murderer -NHK

TOKYO - The Japanese government carried out the death sentence of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in 2008, broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing government sources. The man, Tomohiro Kato, ran a truck into a busy Tokyo shopping district before going on a stabbing rampage, killing seven people and injuring 10. (Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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Associated Press News

Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a crowded Tokyo shopping district in 2008.

2 years ago·United States

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