Witnesses say Shinji Aoba claimed he started deadly blaze over plagiarisation dispute

Japanese police have named a 41-year-old man suspected of carrying out an arson attack on an animation studio that killed 33 people.

Witnesses said Shinji Aoba confessed to the massacre as he was arrested. He was allegedly overheard telling police he started the fire because the studio, Kyoto Animation, had copied his ideas and stolen his novel.