Hard to fathom how human beings can do things like this:
The attacker was heard screaming “Die!” as he ignited the liquid he had splashed around an anime studio in Japan.
Within minutes the studio, Kyoto Animation, was a scene of horror: a man hanging from a ledge as flames licked the walls; a pile of bodies on a staircase leading to the roof; a barefoot woman so badly burned that all a bystander could do was spray her with water and wait for help.
By the time the fire was doused, 33 people had died and three dozen had been injured, shocking a nation considered one of the world’s safest. The blaze appeared to be its worst mass killing in decades, and prompted a global outpouring of grief, especially among fans of anime. ...
Was this a disgruntled employee? A maniac? A combination of the two?
Why people shoot military-style weapons from Vegas hotel windows or shoot up elementary schools are set fire to animation studios might be known to God, but it's way beyond me. The Chinese curse "may you live in interesting times" has applied to every day that I've been alive. At some point in the future I hope the days will be less interesting. But that time has not yet arrived.
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