Another Mass Suicide Suspected in Japan

[Khephra]

TOKYO -- Four men were found dead Sunday in a sealed Tokyo apartment littered with charcoal stoves, a scene police said appeared to be Japan's latest suicide pact.

It appeared the four died of carbon monoxide poisoning, police said.

Suicides in Japan hit a record high last year, exceeding 32,000.


snip..............


Japan has recently suffered a rash of suicides pacts, with many involving people who met over the Internet. According to the National Police Agency, 45 people committed suicide in groups after meeting online between January 2003 and June 2004.


http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-japan-group-suicide,0,5451529.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[babylonsister]

1. Where did the number 32,000 come from?

Suicides in Japan hit a record high last year, exceeding 32,000.

I checked Newsday, but it wasn't there,,,

[Khephra]

2. It's there. I just re-checked it.

Third paragraph from the top.

Or are you asking about where Newsday/AP got those statistics?

[TheDebbieDee]

3. What! Is this some sort of "Flash Mob EXTREME"?