Japan edgy after spate of child-killings

Japan edgy after spate of child-killings: "Japan edgy after spate of child-killings

By KANA INAGAKI
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

TOKYO -- Armed policemen patrol streets on the way to school, education officials draw up safety maps and young students carry alarms to call for help in an emergency.

A spate of grisly crimes targeting schoolchildren has horrified Japan and dealt a serious blow to its image as a safe country for children. The killings - one girl's corpse was stuffed into a box, another victim was stabbed a dozen times in the chest a third also stabbed, allegedly by one of her teachers Saturday - have put authorities on alert and worried parents on edge."

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