Man with knife stabbed riot police officer near US Embassy


TL;DR Around 2:30 pm on Oct 24, a man around his 30s was stopped by a police office near the US Embassy in Tokyo pulled out two knives. When the police officer tried to arrest the man, one of the police officer was cut on his right ankle suffering a minor injury.

Security has been tightened around the site ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Japan on the 27th. The agency will deploy up to 18,000 security personnel during Trump's stay and will also restrict traffic in some areas.

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