Car Crashes into Fence Outside Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo; Molotov Cocktail Possibly Thrown at LDP Headquarters

The Yomiuri Shimbun

8:26 JST, October 19, 2024

What appeared to be a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Saturday morning before a car crashed into a fence outside the Prime Minister’s Office, police said.

The man in the car was detained at the scene.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the incident happened at around 6 a.m. on Saturday and there are no reports of any injuries.