I love these stories....
here is the update
TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - An armed man who has entered the Tokyo Stock Exchange has taken one of the exchange
officials hostage, demanding a halt to stock trading in the afternoon session on Tuesday, Japanese media reported.
Fuji Television reported that the man was also demanding that Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka come to the exchange as
well.
The hostage has been tentatively identified as Masahiro Abe, who is on secondment to the TSE from the Finance Ministry,
media reports said. The stock exchange was continuing normal trading despite the threat, brokerage officials said.
Nippon Television reported that the man appeared at the reception area of the executive floor shortly after 1 p.m. (0400
GMT), produced his name card and demanded to see a top TSE official.
Abe appeared and the man suddenly pulled a pistol. The receptionist fled, and heard what she thought was a shot moments
later, NTV said.
She reportedly called to Abe through the closed door of the executive suite, and he told her he was all right, the network said.
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today I was really laughing at the pictures of the Koreans who were chanting and bowing and covering there ears so they could ward off bad news on the market...or something like that
but hey ...whatever works....
just call me
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