On the afternoon of the 16th, a man in his 40s visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and demanded that he meet the governor, and a police officer who rushed in because he had a knife-like knife arrested him on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Swords Act.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the fact that it also had a liquid such as gasoline.
According to the people concerned, after 1:00 pm on the 16th, a man in his 40s visited the main entrance on the 2nd floor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and demanded that he "see the governor" and argued with the guards. rice field.
After that, the man moved to the underground parking lot, but when a police officer who rushed in after receiving the report examined his belongings, he found two knives like kitchen knives, and he was suspected of violating the Firearms and Swords Act. I was arrested on the spot.
In addition, a liquid such as gasoline in a can was found.
According to the investigators, he was talking about "I was dissatisfied with the city administration", and it is believed that he came to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building on a motorcycle.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details.
A large number of investigation vehicles and fire engines gathered at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, and the surrounding area was temporarily noisy.
Witness "I'm scared because there was just an incident on the Odakyu Line that didn't seem to resist."
A 47-year-old man who was visiting the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said, "I saw a middle-aged man who was just arrested being taken by a police officer, but he did not seem to resist and seemed calm. Inside the train on the Odakyu Line. I'm scared because there was just an incident where passengers were cut off. "