Post by sevenofnine on Oct 31, 2023 11:45:17 GMT -5
It first start out in hospital then end in post office might be tick off hospital visiter
An 86-year-old gunman who took a number of people hostage at a post office in Warabi City, just outside Tokyo, has been arrested by police.
An eight-hour-long standoff ensued with police communicating with the man by phone before finally storming the building and detaining him.
His motive remains unclear but police believe he was involved in an earlier incident at a hospital and have also linked him to a fire at an apartment near the hospital, which is reportedly the suspect's home.
What happened at the post office?
"At approximately 2:15 p.m. today, a person has taken hostages and holed up at a post office in Chuo 5-chome area of Warabi City... The perpetrator is possessing what appears to be a gun," said an official statement.
www.dw.com/en/japan-elderly-man-arrested-after-taking-hostages-at-post-office/a-67261392
An 86-year-old gunman who took a number of people hostage at a post office in Warabi City, just outside Tokyo, has been arrested by police.
An eight-hour-long standoff ensued with police communicating with the man by phone before finally storming the building and detaining him.
His motive remains unclear but police believe he was involved in an earlier incident at a hospital and have also linked him to a fire at an apartment near the hospital, which is reportedly the suspect's home.
What happened at the post office?
"At approximately 2:15 p.m. today, a person has taken hostages and holed up at a post office in Chuo 5-chome area of Warabi City... The perpetrator is possessing what appears to be a gun," said an official statement.
www.dw.com/en/japan-elderly-man-arrested-after-taking-hostages-at-post-office/a-67261392
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