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US Marine Arrested In Japan For Suspected Murder
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 4, 10:55 AM EDT
updated Oct 7, 7:32 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFLA (NBC 8) and WTSP, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
US Marine arrested in Japan for suspected murder · WFLA (NBC 8)Oct 4, 10:55 AM EDT
US Marine arrested for alleged killing of a woman on Okinawa · WFLA (NBC 8)Oct 4, 4:25 PM EDT
US Marine's arrest in a killing on Okinawa triggers outrage in Japan · WTSPOct 4, 9:56 PM EDT
US restricts Okinawa troops after Marine's arrest in woman's killing · WFLA (NBC 8)Oct 7, 7:32 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 4, 11:39 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 4, 2:56 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 5, 9:20 PM EDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 7, 8:04 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.