Police officers killed in 1936 attempted coup remembered

Police officers killed in 1936 attempted coup remembered

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department in charge of protecting VIPs offer silent prayers at a memorial hall in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2016, the 80th anniversary of the "2.26 Incident" in which five police officers with the same assignment were killed during an attempted coup by a group of young Japanese army officers that began on Feb. 26, 1936. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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