North Korean-related group shoots bullets at Japan's central office

North Korean-related group shoots bullets at Japan's central office

Japanese police have arrested two people Friday after they were shooting at Tokyo headquarters, a spokesman reported. The men withdrew to the Korean Association of General Residents complex in Japan (Chongryon) in a van just before 4: 00 a.m. before one of them hit [...]

The men withdrew to the Korean Residents' General Society's housing complex in Japan (Chongryon) in a van just before 4: 00 a.m. before one of them fired multiple bullets at the door, the media reported.

Police at the guarded complex arrested both who the media said were linked to right-wing groups, reports “Reuters”, Periscopi broadcast.

Japan has strict laws about gun ownership.

Tensions remain high between North Korea and Japan on the North nuclear programme and testing several missiles in recent years, including two that flew through Japanese territory last year.

About 500,000 of Korean ethnicity live in Japan, many found refuge in Japan during Japan's colonialization of 1910-1945./Periscopi/

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