Man Arrested in Tokyo for Throwing Flammables at Ruling Party HQ

Police officers investigate a vehicle outside the prime minister's official residence, in Tokyo, on Oct. 19. — Police officers investigate a vehicle outside the prime minister's official residence, in Tokyo, on Oct. 19.
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By Shoko Oda and Takashi Hirokawa

October 19, 2024 at 6:39 AM UTC

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Police in Tokyo said they arrested a person on Saturday morning for throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

The person, identified as a 49-year-old male, approached the LDP headquarters in the early morning in a car and threw what looked like bottles filled with flammable material, according to a spokesperson from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.