Tokyo police hunt robbers who fled with suitcases containing US$2.7 million in cash

Tokyo police are investigating a robbery in which three suspects stole suitcases containing approximately 420 million yen (US$2.7 million) from five people in Taito ward on Thursday night. The victims, three Japanese and two Chinese nationals, were loading the suitcases into a car near JR Okachimachi Station when they were attacked. One victim was reportedly pepper-sprayed. A pedestrian was also struck by a vehicle in the area around the time of the robbery. Hours later, a man at Haneda airport was attacked with pepper spray, but nothing was stolen. Investigators are exploring a possible connection between the two incidents.

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