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| Japan bullet train passenger starts fire injuring eight | |
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| At least eight people have been injured, two seriously, after a man set himself on fire on a Shinkansen bullet train in Japan, say officials. | |
| The passenger poured oil over himself in the first carriage of the train, a Japan Rail spokesman told the BBC. | |
| The train was going from Tokyo to Osaka when the incident occurred, near Odawara city. | The train was going from Tokyo to Osaka when the incident occurred, near Odawara city. |
| Japanese local TV media showed still pictures of the train halted with white smoke coming out of it. | |
| Local media said the incident took place at 11:30am local time (02:30 GMT) while the train was between Yokohama and Odawara. | |
| The Odawara fire department told the BBC that two people had suffered cardiac arrests. | |
| National broadcaster NHK reports that the man who set himself on fire has died. At least eight other passengers have also been injured, fire officials said. | |
| Bullet trains, which have a good safety history, travel at speeds of up to 320km/h (198 mph). |