Panic at Tokyo luxury mall after man sprays unidentified substance

Firefighters, police and hazmat crews surrounded a luxury shopping mall in Tokyo’s Ginza district after a man sprayed an unidentified substance inside, with 19 people taken to hospital.

• Unidentified substance sprayed inside Ginza luxury mall in Tokyo
• 19 people hospitalized following the incident
• Firefighters, police and hazmat teams responded immediately
• Area cordoned off for security purposes
• Investigation ongoing to identify substance and perpetrator