(4)Explosion after man takes 8 hostage in Nagoya

(4)Explosion after man takes 8 hostage in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Firefighters work to put off the fire that broke out following an explosion on the fourth floor of a Nagoya building on Sept. 16. A man armed with a knife took eight people hostage at a courier company in building, demanding unpaid wages, sprayed kerosene on the floor and set it aflame.

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