Japan's worst mass killing in 18 years

By Tim Kelly
Updated July 19 2019 - 10:03pm, first published 9:58pm
An attacker sprayed an accelerant in the Kyoto Animation building where 33 people died.
An attacker sprayed an accelerant in the Kyoto Animation building where 33 people died.

The man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan's worst mass killing in 18 years had been convicted for robbery and treated for mental illness, public broadcaster NHK said.

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