21.   But Himeno said that so far the government has not been able to confirm if any Japanese national was arrested and if so, who it was.

22.   But at the time, government officials confirmed that five Japanese nationals and two Lebanese were arrested.

23.   But then both Interior Minister Michel Murr and Addoum denied that any Japanese nationals were arrested.

24.   But then both Interior Minister Michel Murr and Addoum denied there were any Japanese nationals arrested.

25.   Foreign Minister Faris Bweiz confirmed that Japanese nationals involved with terrorist groups were detained.

26.   Fukusaku was the first Japanese national to be extradited to the United States for murder.

27.   Fukusaku is the first Japanese national to be extradited to the United States to face a murder charge.

28.   He is the first Japanese national extradited to the United States to face a murder charge.

29.   He was the first Japanese national extradited to the United States to face murder charges.

30.   In January and February, a Japanese national was killed and another Japanese person and two tourists from West Africa were wounded in separate incidents.