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Update: At least 23 dead in suspected arson at Japan animation studio

An aerial view shows firefighters battling fires at Kyoto Animation. (Reuters)

Twenty three people have died and dozens have been injured in a suspected arson at an animation studio in Japan, reports say.

Police have arrested a man who allegedly poured an accelerant - thought to be fuel -  around the three-storey anime studio in Kyoto, according to NHK .

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