Anne Frank's book vandalized in Tokyo libraries

Anne Frank's book vandalized in Tokyo libraries

TOKYO, Japan - An official of a public library holds a picture book on Anne Frank, with some pages ripped out, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Feb. 22, 2014. Tokyo police are investigating the vandalizing of more than 300 copies of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank and related books at public libraries in Tokyo.

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