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| Japan Police Arrest Teens for 'IS-Inspired' Killing | ||
| 2015-02-28 | ||
[AnNahar] Japanese police on Friday tossed in the slammerDrop the rod and step away witcher hands up! three teenagers on suspicion of killing a 13-year-old schoolboy, in a chilling murder some local media suggested was inspired by Islamist Death Eater executions.
Low-crime Japan has been captivated by the killing, with media reporting every twist and turn in the investigation, including details of how the youngster's mobile phone was used to send a friend request on a messaging app around the time of his death. Populist weekly Shukan Shincho reported the wounds appeared to indicate that whoever killed Ryota may have been trying to decapitate him. "Some Sherlocks suspect (the criminals) watched Internet videos showing the execution of hostages by Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS) fighters and sought to mimic them," the magazine said, quoting an unnamed source close to police. Kanagawa Police Department on Friday arrested an 18-year-old boy and two 17-year-olds, whose names were withheld because they are legally minors, on suspicion of murder, public broadcaster NHK and other media reported. While a police front man declined to confirm the reports, Sherlocks also obtained arrest warrants for two other teenagers over the murder in Kawasaki, an industrial city southwest of Tokyo, media said. Junior high school student Ryota reportedly knew the suspects, and had been attacked by them previously, media said. Violent crime is exceedingly rare in Japan and becomes very big news when it occurs.
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