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| Nagasaki city mayor is shot dead | Nagasaki city mayor is shot dead |
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| The mayor of the Japanese city of Nagasaki has died several hours after being shot, police said. | The mayor of the Japanese city of Nagasaki has died several hours after being shot, police said. |
| Itcho Ito, 61, was shot at least twice in the back in the centre of the city just before 2000 (1100 GMT) on Tuesday, and died in hospital on Wednesday. | Itcho Ito, 61, was shot at least twice in the back in the centre of the city just before 2000 (1100 GMT) on Tuesday, and died in hospital on Wednesday. |
| Police said they had arrested a man, who was allegedly a member of one of Japan's leading organised crime groups. | |
| Japanese media said the murder appeared to be linked to an alleged controversy over public works contracts. | Japanese media said the murder appeared to be linked to an alleged controversy over public works contracts. |
| Mr Ito was campaigning for re-election to a fourth term as mayor of Nagasaki, 980km (610 miles) south-west of Tokyo on the island of Kyushu. | |
| Police identified the suspect as Tetsuya Shiroo, who was arrested on the spot. | |
| Television pictures showed police struggling with Mr Shiroo and pushing him into a police car. | |
| Paramedics treated Mr Ito on the ground outside a train station in the centre of Nagasaki before he was taken to hospital in an ambulance. | |
| Doctors worked for several hours to keep him alive but he died at 0228 (1728 GMT on Tuesday). | |
| One of the bullets had reached his heart, hospital officials said. |