Man arrested after holing up in post office, 2 injured at hospital

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Man arrested after holing up in post office, 2 injured at hospital

SAITAMA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Police arrested a man who had barricaded himself with a firearm inside a post office near Tokyo on Tuesday, while at a nearby hospital, two people were injured following gunshots.

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