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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Japan expresses ‘regret’ after knife-wielding soldier breaks into Chinese embassy

Japan has expressed “regret” after an on-duty soldier broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo and allegedly threatened to kill diplomats.

Kodai Murata, a 23-year-old officer with the Self-Defence Forces, was arrested by the Tokyo metropolitan police for allegedly scaling the walls of the heavily guarded embassy carrying an 18cm knife on Tuesday around 9am local time.

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