Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile

Japanese astronomy professor found murdered in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile - Photo taken on May 9, 2012, shows the outside of an apartment building where Koichiro Morita, Japanese professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, lived in Santiago, Chile. Morita was found collapsed on May 7 outside the building and later confirmed dead at a hospital, the NAOJ said on May 8.

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