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Shinzo Abe’s Assassin Originally Wanted to Kill Church Leader

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Tetsuya Yamagami told police that he originally planned to kill the leader of the Unification Church, which he blames for bankrupting his mother.

Alice Tecotzky
Alice Tecotzky 

Former Breaking News Intern

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Alice Tecotzky

Alice Tecotzky

Former Breaking News Intern

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