People pray for victims of the torched Kyoto Animation building in Kyoto, Japan, July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Many victims of an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio were young with bright futures, some joining only in April, the shaken company president said on Saturday, as the death toll climbed to 34.
Thursday's attack on Kyoto Animation, well known for its television series and movies, was the worst mass killing in two decades in a country with one of the world's lowest crime rates.
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