Kyoto arson suspect likely spent hours scouting anime studio area

The suspect in last week's deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio may have walked for hours scouting the area and that of the nearby company headquarters the day before the fire, investigative sources said Tuesday.Shinji Aoba, 41, who allegedly ignited the fire that left 34 people dead in the three-story studio building in Kyoto on Thursday, likely bought empty gasoline containers at a hardware store located directly 5 kilometers from the studio, put them on a handcart and pushed it all the way to the area of the targeted buildings, they said.The walk could have taken more than…READ FULL ARTICLE