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Natsuko FUKUE

Man Arrested After Throwing Suspected Petrol Bombs At Japan Ruling Party HQ: Media

Officials investigate a vehicle that appears to have crashed into a barricade near the prime minister's residence in Tokyo on Saturday (Credit: AFP)

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.

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