Police detain 4 over Nakamura’s death

TEHRAN, Afghanistan (The Japan News/ANN) - Police have detained four people in connection with the killing of Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura in Afghanistan last week, senior police officers in the country’s Nangarhar Province said Monday.

Police have detained four people in connection with the killing of Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura in Afghanistan last week, senior police officers in the country’s Nangarhar Province said Monday.

 Nakamura, 73, was the local representative of the nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai. He was fatally shot by members of an unidentified armed group in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on Dec. 4. 

 A total of six people, including Nakamura, a driver and a security guard, were killed in the attack.

 A provincial spokesperson told The Yomiuri Shimbun that two of the four suspects were men and they had been detained on suspicion of involvement in the killing of Nakamura. The two men allegedly supported the killer or killers by raising money to fund the crime.

 According to several senior officials of the provincial government, the two men were detained at a hideout in Jalalabad on Sunday night. Police seized two cars, ammunition and uniforms believed to belong to security forces. The other two have been interrogated on suspicion of abduction.

 Local media have shown footage from security cameras near the crime scene. Two sedan cars were recorded driving away from the scene immediately after the incident. It is highly likely that the armed group received special training, and the provincial police are investigating the killing as an act of organized crime.

 Nakamura and other members of his team were initially believed to have all died on their way to provide agricultural support on a farm. However, there was a survivor, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned.

Nakamura back in Fukuoka

  FUKUOKA — Tetsu Nakamura’s body arrived Monday in his hometown of Fukuoka, flown there from Narita Airport.

 About 50 Afghans living in the Kyushu region gathered at Fukuoka Airport, holding banners with statements such as: “You are our hero” and “I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.” 

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