Hostage-Taker Arrested in Japan After 11-hour Standoff, Hostage Found Dead

Hostage-Taker Arrested in Japan After 11-hour Standoff, Hostage Found Dead
People cross the street at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 8, 2016. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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A 66-year-old man in Japan has been arrested on Friday after shooting a medical worker and taking a doctor hostage in an 11-hour standoff, the police said.

The suspect, who was identified as Hiroshi Watanabe, was arrested at his residence in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday morning.

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