「後悔している」「一人で逃亡」　聴取に自称桐島容疑者―連続企業爆破・警視庁

　１９７４～７５年の連続企業爆破事件の一つに関与したとして指名手配された過激派「東アジア反日武装戦線」のメンバー、桐島聡容疑者（７０）を名乗る男が、警視庁公安部の任意聴取に対し、「後悔している」と話していたことが３０日、捜査関係者への取材で分かった。男は２９日に入院先の病院で死亡し、公安部が身元の特定を急いでいる。
　捜査関係者によると、男は入院先の病院で、聴取に対し、「事件について後悔している」という趣旨の話をした。「一人で逃亡していた」とも明かしたという。（2024/01/30-11:45）

A man who claimed to be a suspect in one of serial bombings in the 1970s in Japan told police that he regretted his actions before his death, investigative sources said Tuesday.
   The man, who identified himself as Satoshi Kirishima, told the Public Security Bureau of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department that he regretted the bombing incident he was involved in and that he had been on the run alone, according to the sources.
   The man, who was questioned by police while being hospitalized, died Monday.
   The Public Security Bureau is seeking to confirm his identify through a DNA test, using samples collected from relatives of Kirishima.
   It is also trying to find evidence supporting the man's statements, planning to send papers on him to public prosecutors despite his death if his identity is confirmed.