Satoshi Kirishima: DNA test confirms dying man was one of Japan's most wanted - BBC News

Alleged bomber Satoshi Kirishima's deathbed confession came after 49 years on the run.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, National Police AgencyImage caption, Satoshi Kirishima is alleged to have planted a bomb which destroyed part of a building in Tokyo in 1975By Flora DruryBBC NewsA DNA test has revealed a dying man who claimed to be one of Japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth.

Satoshi Kirishima made his confession in January, telling police "I want to meet my death with my real name".

Officials have now confirmed the 70-year-old was indeed Kirishima, a member of a militant group behind several deadly bombings in the 1970s.

Exactly how he remained at large for so long - despite his face adorning posters across Japan - is unclear.

Kirishima is suspected of helping plant and detonate a homemade bomb that destroyed part of a building in Tokyo's Ginza district on 18 April 1975, according to local media. There were no casualties.

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