OSAKA — Shock and disbelief gripped the city of Ikeda, an affluent Osaka suburb, Friday following the murder of eight elementary school children as parents, teachers and neighbors struggled to find an explanation for why it happened.
Parents of children at the Ikeda Elementary School rushed to the school Friday afternoon to see if their kids were OK.
"My child is inside and reportedly hurt," a pale-faced woman told reporters as she entered the school. One parent after another crossed the off-limits tape set up police at the gate.