Kyoto Animation arson attack

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Kyoto Animation arson attack
Kyoto Animation arson attack
Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 after the arson attack
Location 15-1 Inaba, Momoyama-cho, Fushimi, Kyoto
Coordinates 34°55′59.0″N 135°47′34.6″E / 34.933056°N 135.792944°E / 34.933056; 135.792944Coordinates: 34°55′59.0″N 135°47′34.6″E / 34.933056°N 135.792944°E / 34.933056; 135.792944
Date 18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)
10:31 a.m. JST, UTC+09:00
Attack type Arson
Deaths 36
Injured 34 (including the suspect)
Suspected perpetrator Shinji Aoba

The arson killed at least 36 people,[1] injured 34, and destroyed all materials and computers in Studio 1.[2] It is one of the deadliest killings in Japanese history since the end of World War II and the deadliest building fire in Japan since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001.

Many heads of state have expressed condolences, including António Guterres, General Secretary of the United Nations.[3] And many donations and massages have send to victims of the arson attack.

On 25 January 2024, the man who has practiced the arson attack is sentence to death for the killings[4]

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