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Gaza after airstrikes

GAZA, Palestinian Authority - Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2012, shows children at an elementary school in the Palestinian self-governing area of Gaza, which reopened after a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas was reached. Israeli airstrikes against Gaza had continued for eight days from Nov. 14.

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After fatal accident

KAMEOKA, Japan - Police officers, teachers and parents escort pupils heading to Ansho Elementary School in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 24, 2012. A pupil and a woman were killed and eight others were injured the previous day as a car driven by a minor without a driving license ploughed into a group of mostly children as they were walking to the school.

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Osaka school remembers stabbing rampage

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils offer flowers at the monument for the victims of a 2001 stabbing rampage in Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on June 8, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the incident that killed eight children at the school.

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Osaka school remembers stabbing rampage

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils of Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, head to school on June 8, 2011, the 10th anniversary of a stabbing rampage by an intruder that killed eight children at the school.

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Victims of stabbing incident remembered in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka ring eight bells during a memorial service June 8 in memory of eight children who were stabbed to death three years ago when a man went on a stabbing rampage at the school. About 700 people attended the ceremony at which a 4.5-meter monument, with eight bells and inscribed with the names of the victims, was unveiled.

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Lawyers for Takuma appeal death sentence

OSAKA, Japan - Shigeki Todani (R), chief lawyer for Mamoru Takuma, who was sentenced to death Aug. 28 for murdering eight children at Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, in June 2001, speaks to reporters about an appeal against the sentence filed with the Osaka High Court. Takuma, however, has said he does not want to appeal.

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(2)Takuma sentenced to death for school mass murder

OSAKA, Japan - Ikeda Elementary School pupils go to school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 28, shortly before Mamoru Takuma was sentenced to death for murdering eight children and injuring 13 others and two teachers in a stabbing rampage at the school in June 2001.

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(1)Memorial ceremony held for victims of school killings

IKEDA, Japan - A parent and their daughter offer their prayer June 8 for the eight children who were killed by a man in June 2001 at an Osaka elementary school. A memorial ceremony was held on the day at Ikeda Primary School, attended by about 1,500 people, including schoolchildren and their parents.

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Prosecutors demand death for Takuma for school massacre

OSAKA, Japan - The relatives (foreground) of victims in a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka on June 8, 2001 attend a news conference in Osaka on May 22. Earlier, prosecutors demmanded the death penalty for Mamoru Takuma accused of slaughtering eight children and injuring 13 others and two teachers in the school massacre.

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(3)Prosecutors demand death for Takuma for school massacre

OSAKA, Japan - People form long queues out side the Osaka District Court on May 22 for admission tickets to a court trial for Mamoru Takuma, 39, who was accused of slaughtering eight children and injuuring 13 others and two teachers in a stabbing rampage at an Osaka elementary school in 2001.

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(2)Prosecutors demand death for Takuma for school massacre

OSAKA, Japan - People form long queues out side the Osaka District Court on May 22 for admission tickets to a court trial for Mamoru Takuma, 39, who was accused of slaughtering eight children and injuuring 13 others and two teachers in a stabbing rampage at an Osaka elementary school in 2001.

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Ikeda school welcomes new students, holds entrance ceremony

OSAKA, Japan - Children, accompanied by their parents, head for Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, where a knife-wielding man killed eight children in June last year, on April 10 to attend an entrance ceremony for 114 new first-year students.

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1,400 attend memorial for victims of school stabbing spree

OSAKA, Japan - About 1,400 people attend a memorial service on Feb. 16 for eight children who were killed when a man went on a stabbing spree last June at Ikeda Elementary School attached to the state-Run Osaka Kyoiku University. Education minister Atsuko Toyama as well as local government officials and school alumni took part in the service held at a local hall in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.

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(3)Takuma pleads guilty to Osaka school stabbing massacre

OSAKA, Japan - Flowers are laid at the gate of Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 27, the first day of the trial for Mamoru Takua, who is accused of killing eight children and inuring 13 others and two teachers at the school in June. Takuma pleaded guilty to the charges.

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(2)Takuma pleads guilty to Osaka school stabbing massacre

OSAKA, Japan - People form long lines in front of the Osaka District Court on Dec. 27 to get tickets for the first hearing of the trial for Mamoru Takuma, who is accused of killing eight children and inuring 13 others and two teachers at Ikeda Elementary school in Osaka Prefecture in June. Takuma pleaded guilty to his charges.

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Ikeda Elementary School reopens 80 days after attack

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils of Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture gather in the schoolyard in front of a temporary schoolhouse on Aug. 27 for a ceremony to start the second term of the year. The school reopened 80 days after a knife-wielding man slaughtered eight children there on June 8.

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Children join study program near Osaka school stabbing site

OSAKA, Japan - Students of an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture, where eight children were stabbed to death in early June, take part in a voluntary summer-study program July 31 at a neighboring high school to prepare for the resumption of classes in late August. The children did their summer homework with the help of teachers and volunteers.

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Justice minister visits Osaka elementary school

OSAKA, Japan - Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama (L) on July 18 visits Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, the site of the June 8 massacre where eight children were stabbed to death and 15 others injured. Moriyama made the visit to talk to the victims' parents amid growing calls for revisions to a law exempting mentally ill criminal suspects from criminal liability for their actions.

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Construction of temporary school begins in Ikeda

OSAKA, Japan - Work begins July 12 on construction of a temporary school building for pupils at Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, where a man stabbed eight children dead on June 8. A prefabricated structure will be built about 500 meters from the present school building, which will be demolished and replaced by a new school.

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Education minister visits scene of school murders

OSAKA, Japan - Education minister Atsuko Toyama gets briefings during a visit July 5 to Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, where a man killed eight children and injured 13 others and two teachers June 8.

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Education minister visits school where 8 children were slain

OSAKA, Japan - Education minister Atsuko Toyama arrives at Ikeda Elementary School, Osaka Prefecture, on July 5, where a man killed eight schoolchildren and injured 13 other students and two teachers last month. Toyama, the first member of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet to visit the scene of the June 8 slaying, prayed for the peace of the dead children's souls and met the state-run school's principal.

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LDP mulls steps on crimes by mentally ill

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a ruling Liberal Democratic Party panel offer a silent prayer at party headquarters in Tokyo on June 11 for victims of the June 8 massacre at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka Prefecture. They discussed steps against crimes by mentally ill people after eight children at the school were killed by a man with a history of psychiatric problems.

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Security guards posted at Ikeda elementary school

OSAKA, Japan - A security guard stands in front of the gate of the state-run Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on June 11. A total of five security guards were posted at the four gates of the school compound, where the Ikeda junior and senior high schools are also located. Eight elementary school children were stabbed to death and 15 others were wounded on June 8 when a man stormed into the school, attached to the state-run Osaka Kyoiku University, and attacked them with a kitchen knife.

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People light candles to pray for children killed at Osaka school

IKEDA, Japan - People light candles, contribute flowers and burn incense June 9 at the gate of Ikeda Elementary School attached to the state-run Osaka Kyoiku University in Osaka, praying for the repose of the souls of eight children killed at the school by a knife-wielding man the previous day.

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Takuma's home searched in school stabbing murder case

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators enter the home of Mamoru Takuma, a 37-year-old man in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, who allegedly stabbed eight children to death at the Ikeda Elementary School in the city on June 8.

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People pray for children killed at Osaka school

OSAKA, Japan - People contribute flowers and burn incense June 9 at the gate of Ikeda Elementary School attached to the state-run Osaka Kyoiku University in Osaka, praying for the repose of the souls of eight children killed at the school by a knife-wielding man the previous day.

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Knife-wielding man kills 8 students, injures 21

OSAKA, Japan - Residents near Ikeda Elementary School, attached to Osaka Kyoiku University in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, look anxiously at the school on June 8. Eight children were killed and 21 others, including three teachers, were injured earlier in the day by a man who barged into the school's classrooms.

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Children taken to hospitals

OSAKA, Japan - Rescuers bring into Ikeda Hospital a child injured by a knife-wielding man June 8 at Ikeda Elementary School, attached to Osaka Kyoiku University in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. At least eight children were killed and 21 others, including three teachers, were injured by the man, who barged into the school's classrooms.

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Indonesia reports multiple deaths of unknown hepatitis

STORY: Indonesia reports multiple deaths of unknown hepatitis DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of vaccination (Courtesy of Antara) 3. various of press conference (Courtesy of Health Ministry official YouTube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 4. various of vaccination (Courtesy of Antara) 5. various of elementary school (Courtesy of Antara) STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "Indonesia has alerted its public on the dangers of severe acute hepatitis following the deaths of three children from a mysterious liver disease last month. The three children, aged two, eight and 11, died in a hospital in Jakarta between mid and late April. The hospital workers found the children showing symptoms such as diarrhoea, vomiting and jaundice that is marked by the skin or the whites of the eyes turning yellow. These symptoms were also found in clusters of unexplained hepatitis cases that ha

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(3)Takuma pleads guilty to Osaka school stabbing massacre

OSAKA, Japan - Flowers are laid at the gate of Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 27, the first day of the trial for Mamoru Takua, who is accused of killing eight children and inuring 13 others and two teachers at the school in June. Takuma pleaded guilty to the charges.

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Lawyers urge look into man's personality over school killings

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers for Mamoru Takuma (file photo), accused of murdering eight children at the state-run Ikeda Elementary school in Osaka Prefecture last year, urged the Osaka District Court on Jan. 7 to look into how Takuma's personality was formed and led to the stabbing spree. Takuma, 38, pleaded guilty in the first hearing Dec. 27 to the stabbing at the school June 8.

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Ikeda school welcomes new students, holds entrance ceremony

OSAKA, Japan - Children, accompanied by their parents, head for Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, where a knife-wielding man killed eight children in June last year, on April 10 to attend an entrance ceremony for 114 new first-year students.

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Children join study program near Osaka school stabbing site

OSAKA, Japan - Students of an elementary school in Osaka Prefecture, where eight children were stabbed to death in early June, take part in a voluntary summer-study program July 31 at a neighboring high school to prepare for the resumption of classes in late August. The children did their summer homework with the help of teachers and volunteers.

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Suspect identified

IKEDA, Japan - Photo shows Mamoru Takuma, 37, who stabbed eight children to death with a kitchen knife and injured 15 other people, including two teachers, in an indiscriminate attack June 8 at an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.

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Prosecutors demand death for Takuma for school massacre

OSAKA, Japan - The relatives (foreground) of victims in a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka on June 8, 2001 attend a news conference in Osaka on May 22. Earlier, prosecutors demmanded the death penalty for Mamoru Takuma accused of slaughtering eight children and injuring 13 others and two teachers in the school massacre. (Kyodo)

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15th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka primary school

A ceremony is held June 8, 2016, to mark the 15th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,300 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the ceremony to commemorate the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1,400 attend memorial for victims of school stabbing spree

OSAKA, Japan - About 1,400 people attend a memorial service on Feb. 16 for eight children who were killed when a man went on a stabbing spree last June at Ikeda Elementary School attached to the state-Run Osaka Kyoiku University. Education minister Atsuko Toyama as well as local government officials and school alumni took part in the service held at a local hall in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.

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Osaka school remembers stabbing rampage

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils of Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, head to school on June 8, 2011, the 10th anniversary of a stabbing rampage by an intruder that killed eight children at the school. (Kyodo)

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Osaka school remembers stabbing rampage

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils offer flowers at the monument for the victims of a 2001 stabbing rampage in Ikeda Elementary School in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on June 8, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the incident that killed eight children at the school. (Kyodo)

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After fatal accident

KAMEOKA, Japan - Police officers, teachers and parents escort pupils heading to Ansho Elementary School in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 24, 2012. A pupil and a woman were killed and eight others were injured the previous day as a car driven by a minor without a driving license ploughed into a group of mostly children as they were walking to the school. (Kyodo)

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(2)Takuma pleads guilty to Osaka school stabbing massacre

OSAKA, Japan - People form long lines in front of the Osaka District Court on Dec. 27 to get tickets for the first hearing of the trial for Mamoru Takuma, who is accused of killing eight children and inuring 13 others and two teachers at Ikeda Elementary school in Osaka Prefecture in June. Takuma pleaded guilty to his charges.

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(1)Takuma pleads guilty to Osaka school stabbing massacre

OSAKA, Japan - Mamoru Takuma (file photo) pleads guilty to charges of killing eight children and injuring 13 others and two teachers at Ikeda Elementary school in Osaka Prefecture on June 8 during the first hearing of his trial at the Osaka District Court on Dec. 27.

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

People attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

People attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

People attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

People attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

Pupils attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

A pupil attends a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

Pupils attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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18th anniversary of stabbing rampage at Osaka elementary school

Pupils attend a ceremony on June 8, 2019, to mark the 18th anniversary of a stabbing rampage at Ikeda Elementary School in the western Japan city of Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. About 1,400 people including pupils, teachers and bereaved families attended the event in memory of the eight children stabbed to death by a knife-wielding intruder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo