US EditionJapan’s ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested, media report
- A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan's ruling party in Tokyo on Saturday, as reported by public broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media.
- There were no reports of injuries following the incident, with Tokyo police noting the matter was still under investigation.
- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces growing unpopularity due to a ballooning money scandal involving dubious funding and suspected tax evasion.
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Are Japanese politicians safe?
It has been an alarming day in Tokyo as political terror returned to the streets of the capital. A man was arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the ruling party Jiminto (LDP) in the center of the city. The bombs hit a police vehicle and the resultant fire was soon extinguished. Today’s attack marks the third time homemade weapons were employed The man who threw the Molotovs, identified as forty-nine-year-old Atsunobu …
Man arrested after firebombs thrown at Japan's ruling party HQ and car driven into security fence around PM's office
A man has been arrested in Tokyo after firebombs were thrown at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party and a car crashed into the security fence around the prime minister's office.
Atsunobu Usuda also crashed his vehicle against the fence of the prime minister's official residence.
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