Man pleads guilty to carrying out Akihabara stabbing spree

Man pleads guilty to carrying out Akihabara stabbing spree

TOKYO, Japan - Vehicles are seen in the crossing in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Jan. 24, 2010, where a fatal stabbing spree by a knife-wielding man occurred in 2008. Defendant Tomohiro Kato pleaded guilty to killing seven people and wounding 10 others during his first hearing at the Tokyo District Court on Jan. 28.

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