Police release security photo of post office gunman

Tokyo police on Monday released a security photograph of a man thrusting a gun at staff at a post office from where he took some 900,000 yen in cash.

The man wearing a dark jumper and a white mask broke into the post office in Hino in the western suburb of Tokyo at about 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 3.

After taking the money, he shot the 33-year-old postmaster in the hip, seriously wounding him.
(Mainichi)


The photo released by police shows the robber pointing a gun at post office staff.

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/arc...0na013000c.html
Man robs Tokyo post office ( February 4, 2006)
http://www.crisscross.com/jp/news/363166

working at post office must be stressful

Wow, Japan is messed up.

^not really. you can find articles like this in alot of countries.


Also how did the robber have a gun? I thought citizens didn't have them

^^especially the united states.

Most likely the bandit probably was a formal officer or a security guard.