Satoshi Nakamura Returning to Japan today 6:06 on December 8

The plane on which Nakamura-san's body was placed was scheduled to arrive in Japan on the 8th, after the death of Satoshi Nakamura, a doctor who has been involved in humanitarian assistance and reconstruction for many years in Afghanistan. is. On the 7th, a memorial ceremony was held at the airport in the capital city of Kabul with President Gani attending.

On July 4th in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, eastern Afghanistan, a local doctor of Fukuoka City NGO Peshawarkai, Mr. Satoshi Nakamura (73) was shot and died while moving by car.

On the 7th, the airplane carrying Mr. Nakamura's body departed from the airport in the capital city of Kabul and went home.

Before returning to Japan, a memorial ceremony was held at the airport, attended by Naoko Nakamura's wife, Naoko's daughter Akiko, and Afghan President Gani. In this, President Gani, along with the army soldiers marching with Nakamura-san's knees, carried his own knees and showed deep condolences to Nakamura-san.

On top of that, President Gani said, “Today is a very sad day. Mr. Nakamura was a great man who spent all his life improving the lives of the poor in Afghanistan and strengthening this country.” I praised that achievement.

The airplane carrying Mr. Nakamura's body will soon depart from Dubai, UAE = United Arab Emirates, and arrive in Japan on the 8th.

On the other hand, according to previous investigations by the local police, it was found that the gun criminals interrupted the progress in the form of interrupting in front of the car where Mr. Nakamura was riding, and it was committed to the crime, I found out that the security camera image shows a passenger car that seems to have broken the bumper due to a collision when it was disturbed. Since this car is running away at the same time as another passenger car, there is a possibility that two cars were used for the crime.

The police are analyzing the video in detail as an important clue to identifying shooters.