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  • Japan girl group AKB48 attacked by male fan with saw

    05/26/2014 8:11:51 AM PDT · by csvset · 28 replies
    BBC ^ | 26 May 2014 | staff
    Two members of popular Japanese pop group AKB48 were injured after a fan attacked them with a saw. Rina Kawaei, 19, and Anna Iriyama, 18, were meeting with fans in the northern city of Takizawa on Sunday when a man lunged forward and slashed them. They sustained cuts on their hands and heads, reported Kyodo. A male staff member was also cut on his hand. The group holds the Guinness record for being the world's largest pop group. The police have arrested the 24-year-old man, identified as Satoru Umeta. AKB48's manager was reported as saying the two girls' surgery was...