6 killed in suspected arson at Utsunomiya jewelry shop

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Firefighters try to extinguish a blaze, which police suspect was arson, at a jewelry shop in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture on June 11. The bodies of six women, believed to be the manager of the Utsunomiya branch of Tsutsumi Jewelry Co., and five employees, were recovered. Witnesses said a man holding what appeared to be a sack fled the scene shortly after the fire started.

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• 2000/6/11 00:00:00

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• 2000 Kyodo News

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