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India-Pakistan
Two arrested for Japanese’s murder
2003-06-08
LAHORE: Police has arrested two men for the murder of a Japanese national, Osamu Mari Kawa, SSP Investigation Wing Shafqat Ahmad told journalists on Saturday. He said the men, Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Amin, murdered Mr Kawa after snatching ¥2,200, a traveller’s cheque and a photo camera from him. He said Afzal first strangled him with a piece of rope and later Amin smashed his head with a brick. Mr Kawa was a tourist and it was his third trip in the last three months to Lahore. In March he came to Pakistan from India and stayed at International Inn, Regal Chowk.
I'm surprised. I thought with a name like "Osamu" he had his own turban...
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  Osamu is a common Japanese (male) first name. This story makes it sound like he was killed for $20. Life is pretty cheap sometimes in Pakistan.
Posted by: Tokyo Taro   2003-06-08 19:29:36  

#1  I think when you visit a foreign city three times in three months, you stop being a tourist and start being considered a business traveller. Nobody's gonna like Lahore that much.


Question is, what was his business?

Posted by: David Hines   2003-06-08 14:31:29  

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