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The Yomiuri Shimbun The Metropolitan Police Department’s explosive ordnance disposal squad is deployed to the Foreign Ministry building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Friday morning.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:00 JST, June 3, 2022
A suspicious container was found in an envelope delivered to the Foreign Ministry in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, around 9:30 a.m. Friday. Police were called, and signs of gunpowder were detected, leading to a deployment of the Metropolitan Police Department’s explosive ordnance disposal squad.
According to the police, an object like a smoke canister with silver tape wrapped around it and an empty plastic bottle were in a white A4-sized envelope addressed to the Foreign Ministry. There was also a letter that said things like, “It is dangerous to use tools to beat demons indoors.” The envelope had a name of an individual in Aichi Prefecture, and the police are investigating on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business.
