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IN Brief: Man found hanged

Thursday 17 August 1995 23:02 BST
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Man found hanged

A businessman from Japan accused of attempting to obtain finance using forged "war debt" bonds purporting to be worth pounds 7.5bn, was found hanged while on remand in a hotel in South Kensington, west London. Akira Asamiya, 68, had been remanded on conditional bail when he appeared at City of London magistrates court.

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