THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 TAG: 9607170377
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: TOKYO LENGTH: 19 lines
A man with a knife slashed the throat of a Japanese woman in southwestern Japan early Tuesday, police said. A news report said an American sailor was being questioned in the case.
The woman, Kaori Tanigawa, was attacked as she walked on a road in Sasebo, a port city that includes a U.S. naval base, said police spokesman Fumitetsu Matsushita.
Her purse was stolen and later recovered with about $92 missing. She is expected to survive.
Kyodo News agency reported that U.S. military officials and investigators of the Nagasaki police were questioning a U.S. sailor, who denied involvement. by CNB