{"id":2085600,"date":"2023-10-31T16:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-arrested-hostages-freed-at-post-office-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:37:05","slug":"gunman-arrested-hostages-freed-at-post-office-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-arrested-hostages-freed-at-post-office-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman Arrested, Hostages Freed At Post Office In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-arrested-hostages-freed-at-post-office-in-japan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police officers guard the area around a post office where a suspected gunman has taken an unknown number of people hostage in Warabi city, Saitama prefecture on October 31, 2023. (Photo by PHILIP FONG\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>1:35 PM \u2013 Tuesday, October 31, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A gunman who barricaded himself in a Japanese post office with two hostages for several hours has now been arrested.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Local Japanese media reported that the man, who is reportedly \u201cin his 80s,\u201d blockaded himself and two hostages inside of a post office in the city of Warabi on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5In Toda City, Saitama, the person who is believed to have opened fire at Toda Central General Hospital, injuring 2 people, has barricaded himself in the Warabi Post Office. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Japan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Japan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Shooting?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Shooting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Toda?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Toda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u65e5\u672c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%88%B8%E7%94%B0%E5%B8%82?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u6238\u7530\u5e02<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%9F%BC%E7%8E%89%E7%9C%8C?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u57fc\u7389\u770c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%96%A2%E6%9D%B1%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u95a2\u6771\u5730\u65b9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y9UjQg5pBr\">pic.twitter.com\/y9UjQg5pBr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attentive Media (@AttentiveCEE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AttentiveCEE\/status\/1719264450144874537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The arrest happened after a standoff between him and officers that lasted for more than 8 hours. <\/p>\n<p>The man entered the post office with a firearm in north of Tokyo, an hour after a hospital shooting occurred nearby that he was reportedly involved in as well. The hospital shooting occurred in the city of Toda and two people were injured, including a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Police stated that the attacker apparently fired his gun from the street at the hospital and then fled on a motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p>Later, hundreds of police officers surrounded the post office facility where at least two female post office workers in their twenties and thirties were taken hostage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Officers wearing helmets and bulletproof vests were seen kneeling behind the doors of a patrol vehicle that was parked outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video footage of the scene also showed the suspect\u00a0wearing a baseball cap and wielding a rifle, as he briefly appeared at the entryway.<\/p>\n<p>The identity of the gunman is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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