Pepper-sprayed cash couriers: Ueno heist tied to Haneda Airport attack
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Five people carrying cash in suitcases were pepper-sprayed in Tokyo's Ueno, with about ¥423 million reportedly stolen; hours later at Haneda Airport a second group carrying around ¥190 million was pepper-sprayed, but nothing was taken. Police say the incidents are linked and involve money-exchange workers delivering cash to China/Hong Kong.
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- China renews call to avoid traveling to Japan after robbery in Tokyo Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS
- Chinese Embassy in Japan issues new security alert after tear gas attack, 420-million-yen robbery targeting Chinese nationals in Tokyo Global Times
- Tokyo police investigate two similar assaults involving three suspects | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News nhk.or.jp
- Street robbers steal US$2.7 million in cash in rare Tokyo heist CNA
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