2024-01-31 02:59:32
Satoshi Kirishima, the fugitive who was on the run for fifty years after being caught by the Japanese police, has died. Kirishima is a suspect in a 1970 bombing case. Kirishima came to a hospital in Japan for cancer treatment. The hospital was initially given a fake name. Later he revealed his own name.
Meanwhile, the Japanese police are preparing to confirm whether the man is Satoshi Kirishima by conducting a DNA test.
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An investigation is underway as to how Satoshi managed to stay in hiding for so long. Satoshi was born in January 1954 in Hiroshima. It was during his studies at the University of Tokyo that he was attracted to extreme leftist politics. He then joined the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front.
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The organization then bombed various companies in Japan. Satoshi also took part in it. The organization also blasted Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Out of this, eight people were killed.
In 1975, he was also involved in the explosion of a building in the Ginza district of Tokyo. The building was completely destroyed in this explosion. But no one was killed. Satoshi Kirishima went into hiding after this incident.
Media reports suggest that Satoshi had been living as a construction worker for the past few years. He lived in Fujisawa city. Lived here under the false name of Hiroshi Uchida. Satoshi, who earns money from work, did not have a driver’s license or health insurance. This was to avoid the police.
Kirishima was treated at the hospital after suffering from cancer. He sought treatment at a hospital in Kamakura City. It is reported that he revealed the information that he is Satoshi Kirishima here.
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At the same time, the police also arrested nine other members of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front. Meanwhile, two 75-year-old persons involved in the case are still absconding.
Fusako Shigenobu, the female founder of the Japanese Red Army, was released in 2022 after serving 20 years in prison. They were arrested in the 1974 embassy siege case.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Shigenobu’s group carried out armed attacks in support of the Palestinian cause. They also led the 1972 shooting at Tel Aviv airport that killed 24 people.
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- First Published : January 31, 2024, 8:29 am IST
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