4 bodies found in car in Saitama; suicide suspected, Japan

SAITAMA —

Three men and one woman were found dead Tuesday in a parked car at a parking lot of a temple in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, police said.

Police believe the four, believed to be in their 20s to 40s, committed group suicide, as a charcoal stove of the type often used in carbon monoxide poisoning suicides was found on the back seat of the van. The car was locked and the windows were sealed with tape from the inside but no suicide notes were found, according to police.