Crime Japan police arrest suspect in attack on LDP HQ

[thomas]

Someone must have been really annoyed by the LDP:

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Early Saturday morning, a man in Tokyo launched a series of attacks on the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party. Using a minivan, he drove up to the building and threw several incendiary devices, causing damage to one of the police vehicles stationed there. The suspect then attempted to ram his van into the prime minister's office but was prevented by a fence. He also tried to throw a smoke bomb onto the grounds but was stopped by police. When searching his van, police discovered a large number of flammable objects, including poly tanks and additional incendiary devices. The suspect has so far refused to comment on the allegations against him.

Man arrested after throwing apparent Molotov cocktails at LDP headquarters | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Police in Tokyo say a man has thrown what appear to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party early on Saturday morning. Police arrested the 49-year-old suspect on suspicion of obstructing public order. No one was injured.

www3.nhk.or.jp

Man Arrested in Japan After Attack on Governing Party Headquarters

An assailant tried to breach security at the office of the new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, the police in Tokyo said.

www.nytimes.com

I hope we'll eventually hear what drove him to the attack.

 

[Petaris]

Someone must have been really annoyed by the LDP:

Someone annoyed by politicians and political groups? How can that be?????


On a serious note though, it is continually concerning that people think the best, or possibly only, way to deal with those they disagree with is by using violence.

 

[Achilles 1-1]

It's like japan is slowly morphing into America, where people think the only way to deal with stuff here is with violence… God help us all.

 

[dracuella]

On a serious note though, it is continually concerning that people think the best, or possibly only, way to deal with those they disagree with is by using violence.

I am in no way condoning what they did or any sort of violence against politicians but if things are bad enough, if the status quo goes on forever, and people feel nothing ever changes it's easy to see why some people react this way.
But then again, there once was someone egging a politician because he said he didn't like cats so....