Death sentence for 2008 deadly Akihabara rampage to be finalized

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2015, shows the Supreme Court's No. 1 Petty Bench, which rejected an appeal by a 32-year-old man convicted over a 2008 rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district. Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured during the rampage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death sentence for 2008 deadly Akihabara rampage to be finalized

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2015, shows the intersection in Tokyo's Akihabara district where seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a rampage on June 8, 2008. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a 32-year-old man convicted over the crime, thereby finalizing the death penalty handed down on him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo