Akihabara marks 2nd anniversary of deadly stabbing rampage

Akihabara marks 2nd anniversary of deadly stabbing rampage

TOKYO, Japan - Flowers are seen offered on a roadside in Tokyo's Akihabara electronics shopping district on June 8, 2010, to mark the second anniversary of a stabbing rampage in which seven people were killed and 10 others injured. (Kyodo)

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