The wave of crime that is sweeping Tokyo is regarded as a re-ection of the hard times prevalent, nil what the authorities look upon fas a particularly dangerous develonament ie the over-readiness of miscreants to use dangerous weapons. Early this week, on receiving a report that a man was catching weasels with explosives in a Tokyo suburb, three policemen set out:0 track the poucher. Sighting a suspicious-looking individual, they ordered him to stop and when he took to his heels gave chase. Just as one of the pursuers was' abo to' cutch the poacher, the latter turned and hurled a bomb at the policeman. It hit the officer of the Jaw on th; breast. exploded and Mew the unfortunate policeman 19 pieces, The other two policemen rushed to their comrade's aid wher the poacher attempted to throw another bomb, which, however, exploded in his hand and shattered it, The man was found later, hanzing from a pine tree, He hail come mitted suicide.
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