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Arson suspected after fire engulfs animation studio in Japan

Japanese officials say more than 20 people have been killed in a suspected arson attack on an animation studio in Kyoto.

Japanese officials say more than 20 people have been killed in a suspected arson attack on an animation studio in Kyoto.

Also on the programme: We hear from the WHO in Goma as they try to stop the Ebola epidemic from spreading, and the football fan who hitched rides and took buses across Africa from Cape Town for the Africa Cup of Nations makes it to the final in Cairo.

(IMAGE: An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Japan CREDIT: Kyodo/via REUTERS)

53 minutes

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Thu 18 Jul 2019 09:06GMT

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  • Thu 18 Jul 2019 09:06GMT

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