On the 4th, a 53-year-old woman was arrested for spraying liquid with a water gun on a torchbearer at the torch relay of the Tokyo Olympics held in Mito City.
The police are investigating the circumstances, saying that they called while saying "against the Olympics."
After 7:30 pm on the 4th, a man who was a torchbearer running in Mito City was suddenly sprayed with liquid by a person along the road.
According to the police, the police accused the 53-year-old unemployed woman living in Hitachi City of interfering with the torch relay by spraying liquid with a water gun while saying, "Opposite the Olympics. Stop the Olympics." I was arrested on the spot.
The man was not injured.
The police are investigating the circumstances because they admit the suspicion to the investigation.
In Ibaraki prefecture, the torch relay is held on public roads for two days, the 4th and the 5th.