AdvertisementJapanAsiaEast AsiaTokyo police hunt robbers who fled with suitcases containing US$2.7 million in cash
One of the victims, a Chinese national, was allegedly attacked with pepper spray by the group before escaping with the bags
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A group of three suspects robbed five people on a street in central Tokyo on Thursday night, fleeing with suitcases that the victims said contained around 420 million yen (US$2.7 million) in cash, according to police.
A few hours later, a man with luggage containing 190 million yen in cash was attacked early on Friday with pepper spray in a parking space at the Japanese capital’s Haneda airport, but nothing was stolen from him, police said.
Investigators are looking into a possible link between the incidents.
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The victims in central Tokyo, three Japanese and two Chinese nationals ranging in age from their 20s to 40s, were robbed at around 9.30pm in Taito ward near JR Okachimachi Station as they were loading three suitcases containing the money into a passenger car.
One of the Chinese victims in his 40s was allegedly attacked with pepper spray by the group before they fled with the suitcases, police said.
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A pedestrian in his 50s was struck by a vehicle in the area around the same time that the suspects left the scene.
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