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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Japanese ‘soldier’ breaks into Chinese embassy and threatens to kill diplomats

A Japanese national claiming to be an active-duty soldier broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo and allegedly threatened to kill the diplomats there, Beijing said.

The person scaled the wall and forcibly entered the embassy on Tuesday morning, the Chinese foreign ministry said, adding that it was “deeply shocked” by the incident.

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