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February 15, 2005

This Just In...From Japan

Hungry Man Holds Up Store, Demands Sushi

Mon Feb 14, 2005 09:17 AM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man pulled a knife in a convenience store early Sunday morning and threatened to kill himself unless he was given a meal of the choicest sushi.

The 68-year-old unemployed man barged into the store in the western city of Osaka after first setting fire to his nearby apartment, police said Monday. Newspapers said the man claimed he couldn't eat because his state benefit payments had been stopped.

Police overpowered the man after about an hour, during which time he ate bananas and helped himself to alcoholic drinks and vitamin supplements. Police declined to say whether he got any sushi.

Posted by djf on February 15, 2005 10:51 PM
Category: News and Other Scary Stuff
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