The Japanese intruder who broke into the Embassy of China in Japan on Tuesday morning was arrested by the police later the same day, with more information about the case disclosed, according to local media.
The intruder has been identified as Kodai Murata, 23, a second lieutenant in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), stationed at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture, according to Kyodo News, citing Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. A second lieutenant is the lowest officer rank within the GSDF.
The suspect allegedly entered the premises of the Chinese embassy at around 09:00 local time, carrying a knife and shouting threatening words. He was initially detained by embassy staff and later arrested by police on suspicion of unlawful entry, the report said.
The man admitted that his act was illegal and he also threatened to kill Chinese diplomatic personnel in the so-called "name of god." The GSDF said it would cooperate fully with the police and deal with the case "strictly," proceeding "based on facts."
According to the Chinese embassy in Japan, a man claiming to be "an active-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces" forcibly broke into the embassy by climbing over a wall on Tuesday morning, threatening to kill Chinese diplomatic personnel.
The embassy has lodged solemn representations and a strong protest with the Japanese side, demanding that Japan provide a responsible explanation.
Intruder to Chinese embassy in Japan arrested, more information disclosed
Russia reported on Wednesday that its forces took control of a settlement in the Donetsk region in the past 24 hours, while Ukraine on the same day claimed to have repelled Russian offensives on multiple fronts.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its daily report that over the past day, Russian forces had conducted strikes in 149 regions against targets of Ukrainian long-range drone assembly workshops and launch sites, energy facilities, ammunition and fuel depots serving the Ukrainian military, as well as temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
Russian air defense forces shot down 543 fixed-wing drones.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Ukrainian forces engaged in a total of 191 battles with Russia in the past day, with its forces repelling Russian offensives on multiple fronts.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units launched strikes against a key Russian target, shooting down 2,459 Russian drones.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported that Ukraine conducted a long-range strike on a Russian oil infrastructure located on the Baltic coast.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that the United States had briefed Russia on the details of the U.S.-Ukraine talks held in Florida last week.
Russia is willing to continue contact with the United States through existing channels and welcomes the U.S. continued efforts to resolve the Ukraine issue, said the spokesman, emphasizing that Russia is open to negotiations, but any solution must take Russia's interests into account.
Peskov said on March 18 that the work of the Russia-U.S.-Ukraine trilateral working group on security issues has suspended.
Since the start of this year, Russia, the United States, and Ukraine have held three rounds of trilateral talks on the Ukraine issue, with the most recent round held in Geneva, Switzerland, from Feb 17-18.
Russia claims capturing settlement, Ukraine reports repelling Russian offensives
