2008 Akihabara massacre
2008-akihabara-massacre-1752997774091-f2302a
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The Akihabara massacre was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping quarter in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The perpetrator, 25-year-old Tomohiro Katō of Susono, Shizuoka, drove into a crowd with a rented truck, initially killing three people and injuring two. He then stabbed at least twelve people using a dagger, killing four and injuring eight.
ID: 2008-akihabara-massacre-1752997774091-f2302a
