TOKYO (TR) – A person threw what seemed to be Molotov cocktails on the Liberal Democratic Social gathering (LDP) headquarters in Chiyoda Ward on Saturday, Tokyo Metropolitan Police stated.
Instantly after, the person tried to drive his automobile into the Prime Minister’s official residence, however was arrested by police.
In accordance with police, Atsunobu Usuda, a 49-year-old resident of Kawaguchi Metropolis, Saitama Prefecture, has been accused of suspicion of obstruction of the duties of public officers.
Usuda has remained silent throughout questioning, police stated.
Simply earlier than 6 a.m., a person approached the LDP headquarters in Nagatacho, bought out and threw a number of Molotov cocktails, a few of which fell onto the premises.
The person then fled in his white minivan and drove right into a fence in entrance of the close by Prime Minister’s official residence. After throwing what seemed to be a smoke bomb at a police officer, he was apprehended.
The minivan Usuda was driving was loaded with plastic containers and he was additionally seen setting attempting to set them on fireplace.
