Dozens injured in Japan after man sprays ‘smelly’ liquid in Tokyo shopping centre
An elderly woman said her throat started ‘stinging and hurting’ as she approached the ATM where the liquid had been sprayed
Tokyo police spokesman Yusuke Koide said that a man sprayed a substance at an ATM on the ground floor of the building, while a local fire department official said “around 20 people were injured” after a report of a “smell”.
The road in front of the mall – located in the touristy and upmarket shopping district of Ginza – was blocked off following the incident, and fire trucks lined the street.
But shoppers continued to come and go from the building using side entrances.
A reporter at the scene saw two people on stretchers being put into an ambulance, while firefighters and officials dressed in hazmat suits brought people from the mall into specialised trucks to examine them.
Public broadcaster NHK said the injuries appeared to be light.