3 killed, 24 hurt in Nagoya hostage crisis

3 killed, 24 hurt in Nagoya hostage crisis

NAGOYA, Japan - An unidentified office employee awaits rescue on the 4th floor of a Nagoya building Sept. 16 as a fire rages following an explosion. A man armed with a knife took eight people hostage, sprayed kerosene on the floor of a company office and set it aflame. Three people, including the man himself, died and 24 were injured.

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