US EditionSuitcase Cash Robbery in Tokyo's Ueno Linked to Second Attack at Haneda Airport
- On Thursday night around 9.30pm, three suspects robbed five victims, three Japanese and two Chinese nationals, in Taito Ward near JR Okachimachi Station, fleeing with suitcases holding about 420 million yen .
- Victims told investigators the cash was being delivered to currency-exchange stations, but it was not immediately clear why the group carried the money, investigators said.
- Assailants used a pepper-spray-like substance as they struck, spraying the victims loading three suitcases into a passenger car, then fled, striking an unrelated man in his 50s; a blue small passenger car was found abandoned nearby.
- Police say no arrests have been made and the case remains under active investigation, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police probing possible links to the Haneda airport incident involving 190 million yen.
- The incident stands out because such brazen cash robberies are rare in Tokyo, the Japanese metropolis known for low crime, and the involvement of foreign-national victims and a large sum has drawn national and international media attention.
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China renews call to avoid traveling to Japan after robbery in Tokyo
The Chinese embassy in Tokyo on Friday renewed its advice for Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to Japan after a hefty cash robbery took place on the streets of the Japanese capital the day before.
Three persons have stolen securities containing the equivalent of over 2 million euros in numbers on a very crowded road from the centre of Tokyo, a rare crime in the Japanese capital, known for its safety, reports AFP.
Three people have stolen securities where the equivalent of over 2 million euros in numbers is on a very crowded street in Japan's capital, renowned for its security, reports AFP, quoted by News.ro....
A spectacular robbery in a capital known as one of the safest in the world. In Tokyo, criminals attacked with tear gas a group carrying suitcases filled with tickets.
The victims were a group of five Chinese and Japanese nationals who were trying to load suitcases with cash into a vehicle.
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