THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 16, 2023 at 13:25 JST
Police officers investigate a car that crashed into a fence near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16. (Shomei Nagatsuma)
A man with ties to a rightist group was arrested on Nov. 16 for ramming a car into a metal fence on the street outside the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward.
The incident, which occurred around 11 a.m., followed recent rallies staged by protesters around Japan demanding an end to the bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Israel's war against Hamas.
Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested the man in his 50s on suspicion of interfering with the duties of public officials. One police officer injured his left hand.
Sources said the man will be questioned for motive because police believe he deliberately drove the car into the fence.
(This article was written by Hiraku Higa and Shomei Nagatsuma.)
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