Japan: Police in Tokyo continuing response to attacks on political party and prime minister's offices early Oct. 19

Authorities in central Tokyo are continuing their response to two attempted attacks as of early Oct. 19. According to police, at about 06:00, an unidentified individual threw a Molotov cocktail at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the city's Nagatacho District before attempting to ram his vehicle into the Office of the Prime Minister less than 1 km (0.6 miles) to the south. There have been no reports of casualties at either location; authorities have taken the suspect into custody. The suspect's motives remain unclear.

Authorities will almost certainly maintain an extremely high security posture near government buildings and political party offices throughout Tokyo until they complete their investigation and determine no further attacks are imminent.