5 bodies found in car in Shiga Pref., group suicide suspected

5 bodies found in car in Shiga Pref., group suicide suspected

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers check a car parked on a street in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, on March 30 after four men and one woman were found dead in it. The five people, believed to be in their 20s, likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning as four charcoal stoves were found in the rear of the car.

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