Saitama put up workplace barricaded; liquid in container described as “gasoline” | NHK

On October thirty first, an 86-year-old suspect took hostages at a put up workplace in Warabi City, Saitama Prefecture, and the suspect described the liquid in plastic bottles and containers seized from the put up workplace as gasoline. This was revealed by way of interviews with investigators. Police are continuing with the identification of the liquid and are investigating the likelihood that the suspect might have been aiming to start out a fireplace.

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