TOKYO, Jan 12 (News On Japan) –
A person has barricaded himself in a resort in Tokyo, close to JR Uguisudani Station, with police at present engaged in negotiations. The suspect, believed to be a person armed with a knife, is reported to have taken hostages.
According to sources concerned within the investigation, at round 8:15 AM on Friday, resort employees in Taito Ward’s Negishi space reported a disturbance, mentioning that they heard voices of a person and a lady arguing.
The incident is happening on the resort’s fourth ground. When cops requested the door to be opened, they acquired no response, and the person inside, believed to be a person, barricaded himself within the room.
There is info suggesting the presence of hostages, in addition to the likelihood that the person could also be armed with a knife.
The resort in query is situated roughly 100 meters from JR Uguisudani Station, and it additionally homes a rental video retailer inside the constructing.
Source: ANNnewsCH
News On Japan – Jan 12
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