Japanese Prime Minister guard was arrested men chop
AP 15, a man assaulting a knife near the residence of Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, who was in the residence office.
Police said the incident occurred in Tokyo at 2:20 p.m. on the 15th or so, the Prime Minister's official residence at the scene about 100 meters north of the road, near the House of Representatives Hall. The implementation of the Prime Minister's official residence, a senior police officer guards the task was a young man holding samurai sword attack, the left thumb was cut off.
Japan's Kyodo News reported, time of the incident, Prime Minister Naoto Kan was in the residence office.
attacked police officers, aged 29 years old, attached to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police anti-riot police branch. Police said the murder weapon, about 70 cm, when the suspect suddenly lift up sword Pixiang the police officers.
other came from a nearby police immediately, uniformed man, on suspicion of attempted murder, impeding the implementation of official duties and violations of "gun knife" that he was arrested on illegal weapons possession.
Police said the man claiming to be aged over 20 years old, from Miyagi Prefecture. Yet to show any information that the man is a political body, not sure of his motive.
Japanese Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku, the Prime Minister official residence and office.
