> From: Tim [mailto:tenton@mac.com]
>(I'm not even sure why it'd be some sort of story if the people  
>offering flowers and prayers were family or not; I know about vigils  
>and memorials over in the US; many of the people that go to such  
>places aren't family, but people who are connected with the area,  
>neighbors, etc., so it's not that unusual for unrelated people to do  
>so).

Same in Akiba.  Reports said people keep going to the site to offer 
flowers, bottled drinks, sandwiches, and even anime cels (Gundam ones, 
to be precise) on the 14th and 15th (the day that Akiba's chuou-douri's 
car traffic does not stand still in the afternoon).  Most of them are 
people connected to the place, not family/friends.

One report even showed a maid leader a prayer in front of Softmap.

The reports also said there are many police on site : one every eight 
meters.

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