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Memories of father halt would-be robber

Fri, 2009-12-18 16:07 — Robyn

KYOTO--A man who allegedly intended to steal money from a Kyoto store but abandoned his attempt because he thought the owner resembled his late father was arrested Thursday on suspicion of intent to commit a robbery, according to police.

The police suspect unemployed Hideo Nakamura, 60, of Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, entered the store selling Buddhist altars and related fittings in the city's Shimogyo Ward on Dec. 1, carrying a paper bag containing a box disguised as a wired explosive device and two plastic bottles filled with gasoline and other liquids.

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