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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Victims of 2008 Akihabara attack call for efforts to prevent recurrence

Emergency services personnel treat victims following a stabbing attack in Tokyo's Akihabara district on June 8, 2008. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Fourteen years have passed since an indiscriminate attack in Tokyo's Akihabara district left seven people dead and 10 injured.

Tomohiro Kato was 25 when he drove a truck into pedestrians before going on a stabbing spree in a busy commercial district. Kato, who was executed Tuesday, had become absorbed in an online forum before the attack.

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