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Suspect Is Charged With Murder Over Japan Animation Studio Fire
Prosecutors accused Shinji Aoba in connection with a blaze in Kyoto last year that killed 36, making it the country’s deadliest attack in decades.
Police officers in front of the Kyoto Animation building after the attack in July 2019.Credit.Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Dec. 16, 2020
TOKYO Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with arson and murder in connection with a fire last year that killed 36 at an animation studio in Kyoto, the country’s deadliest attack in decades.
The suspect, Shinji Aoba, 42, is accused of setting fire in July 2019 to Kyoto Animation, a famed anime studio known for its “slice of life” television shows and movies. Thirty-three people died on the scene, many as they attempted to escape onto the roof, and three others died later of burns. Another 33 were injured.