3 Die After Sword Attack Near Famed Shrine In Tokyo

TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 07: near Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine on December 7, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. One of those killed was Nagako Tomioka, 58, chief priest of the shrine. She was stabbed in the back of her head as well as chest in an ambush perpetrated by her younger brother, Shigenaga, 56, and a woman. After the attack on Nagako, Shigenaga fatally stabbed his wife in the chest and abdomen and then committed suicide by turning his sword on himself. Police suspect Shigenaga remained bitter about being fired as chief priest in 2001. His older sister later took over the post. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)