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UPDATED 6:39 AM PT – Friday, July 19, 2019
An investigation remains underway in Japan in the wake of a severe case of arson, which left more than 30 people dead and over two dozen others injured.
Police are actively looking into the aftermath of Thursday’s fire, which was set ablaze by a 41-year-old suspect now identified as Shinji Aoba. Eyewitnesses say the man screamed — “die” — before throwing flammable liquid in and around the building.
Arson suspect yelled “You die!” before deadly attack on #KyotoAnimation in Japan. pic.twitter.com/ZtBNHSWwbZ
— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) July 18, 2019
The fire was put out nearly 24-hours later. More than 70 people were inside the building at the time.
“I’m sure the victims tried their best to evacuate, but they couldn’t — I can’t believe it, we just never know what can happen, I’m sure they were just enjoying work moments ago,” a local resident told reporters. “I would like to offer my deepest sympathies for all the victims that had to go through this.”
According to reports, the suspect claimed the studio had plagiarized one of his novels. None of the victim’s identities have been disclosed. This was Japan’s worst mass killing in two decades.
An investigator takes pictures inside the Kyoto Animation Studio building destroyed in an arson attack Friday, July 19, 2019, in Kyoto, Japan. A man screaming “You die!” burst into the animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing dozens of people in the attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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