Hello and welcome to the details of Japanese cops nab man for throwing Molotov cocktails at ruling Liberal Democratic Party HQ ahead of Oct 27 general election and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Japanese officials find polyethylene tanks and petrol bombs in the car of a man in his 40s that crashed into a barricade near the Japanese prime minister’s official residence in central Tokyo on October 19, 2024. — AFP pic
TOKYO, Oct 19 — A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the ruling party headquarters Saturday morning, Japanese media said, just over a week before a general election.
Public broadcaster NHK said the five or six Molotov cocktail-like objects hit a riot police vehicle, but the fire was soon extinguished and no one was injured. Police were unable to immediately confirm the reports to AFP.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, also tried to drive his car into the grounds of the prime minister’s office but was blocked by a fence, NHK said.
He then reportedly tried to throw what appeared to be a smoke bomb but was stopped by police officers on the scene, who detained him.
The man was arrested on the spot on suspicion of obstructing public order, according to the reports citing police.
The incident took place shortly before 6 am (2100 GMT Friday), the reports said.
Several polyethylene tanks were found in the man’s car, according to the Asahi Shimbun daily and other media outlets.
Japan will hold a general election on October 27 in a test for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership vote last month.
Violent crime is rare in Japan, which has strict gun control laws.
But the country was shaken in 2022 by the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot in broad daylight on the campaign trail by a man with a makeshift gun. — AFP
These were the details of the news Japanese cops nab man for throwing Molotov cocktails at ruling Liberal Democratic Party HQ ahead of Oct 27 general election for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
