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Suspect Says He Targeted Idol Group Members in Fukuoka Stabbings

12/19/2025

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A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in a stabbing incident near the Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka told investigators he was targeting members of the idol group HKT48, investigative sources said Friday.

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