A former priest, wielding a samurai sword, killed his Shinto priestess sister before stabbing his accomplice to death and committing suicide in an attack at a prominent Tokyo shrine authorities believe was fueled by a family vendetta. Nagako Tomioka, the 58-year-old head of Tomioka Hachimangu shrine, was attacked as she got out of her car Thursday night. Officials said the priest's accomplice attacked Nagako’s driver with a samurai sword and pursued the man as he ran out of the temple grounds and about 300 feet down a road. At least one blood-stained sword and two survival knives were found the scene, local media reported. The nearly 400-year-old Tomioka Hachimangu shrine is known for its close ties to sumo and for holding one of Tokyo's three big Shinto festivals.

Source: Fox News December 08, 2017 04:31 UTC