Man arrested after throwing apparent firebombs at LDP headquarters, reports say

A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing what appeared to be multiple Molotov cocktails at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters and ramming a car into a security fence outside the Prime Minister’s Office early Saturday, local media reported.
The suspect, identified as a 49-year-old man from Saitama Prefecture by NHK, was arrested on the spot and no injuries were reported from the incident. A riot police vehicle was set on fire, though the blaze was quickly extinguished.
Multiple plastic kerosene tanks were found inside the car, NHK reported, while a motive for the attack had yet to be determined, with the suspect remaining silent.
It was not immediately clear whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as LDP president, was at either attack site.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police were investigating the incident, which comes just over a week before a Lower House election on Oct. 27.

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