TOKYO: A 49-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after throwing several objects that were likely firebombs at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters in Tokyo.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the man is Atsunobu Usuta from the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

After throwing the apparent firebombs in front of the LDP headquarters in the Nagatacho political district around 5:45 a.m., the man fled the scene in a white minivehicle.

The vehicle rammed into a barricade set up in front of the prime minister’s office, located around 650 meters away from the LDP headquarters.

The man then got off the vehicle and proceeded to throw several smoke bombs at police officers and others. He was arrested on the spot.

JIJI Press