On the 15th, a second-year high school boy who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in an incident in which three people, including an examinee, were injured in front of the gate of the University of Tokyo, had about 3 liters of flammable liquid. I found out.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of the suspicion that it was preparing for the purpose of arson.
Around 8:30 am on the 15th, two high school boys and girls and a 72-year-old man were cut one after another with a kitchen knife in front of the gate of the University of Tokyo in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, which was the venue for the common test for university admission. A 72-year-old man is seriously injured.
A 17-year-old second-year high school boy living in Nagoya was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, but in a subsequent investigation, the boy put about 3 liters of flammable liquid in a plastic bottle or bottle. I found out that I had it by interviewing the investigators.
On the premises of Tokyo Metro Todaimae Station near the site, there were at least eight spots where something like an ignition agent burned just before the incident, and high school boys said, "I lit it." I was talking.
Also, there were traces of liquid being sprinkled inside the subway car.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the components of the liquid in detail, and is investigating the details of the suspicion that it had been prepared in advance for the purpose of setting fire at stations.
According to an investigative official, he said to the investigation, "I have been aiming for the University of Tokyo to become a doctor, but I was worried because my grades did not improve. I thought I would die in an incident." ..