One of Japan's worst mass killings in decades, Thursday's attack at Kyoto Animation killed 34 people after a man shouting "die" set ablaze a bucket of petrol he had poured at the building's entrance. Asked about the door, Kyoto Animation lawyer Daisuke Okeda said there were keys in two places, adding that he was aware of media reports the door was open but he did not know if it was. "The question of how we can prevent this kind of incident is extremely difficult to answer," Yamamoto told reporters. Survivors have described a "dark mushroom cloud" of smoke rising up the staircase. On Monday, company president Hideaki Hatta sent a letter to police asking them not to release the names of the victims.

Source: bd News24 July 22, 2019 09:11 UTC