Fischer to ditch US citizenship

FORMER world chess champion Bobby Fischer, detained in Japan for allegedly travelling with a revoked US passport, wants to renounce his American citizenship, his lawyer said yesterday.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004 - 01:00

Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo

Mr Fischer called the US Embassy in Tokyo from detention at Narita airport outside the capital to tell US officials his demands.

His lawyer Masako Suzuki said she would submit a letter to the embassy on Mr Fischer’s behalf.

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