BEIJING (AP) — The Japanese Embassy in Beijing says a car
carrying the ambassador was attacked by a man who ripped off the Japanese flag
from the vehicle. The attack comes amid rising diplomatic tensions and anti-Japanese
sentiment over disputed islands.
The embassy said in a statement
that Ambassador Uichiro Niwa was returning to the embassy on Monday when his
official car was stopped by two other vehicles. It said a man jumped out of one
of the vehicles and pulled the flag off the front of Niwa’s car, damaging the
flagpole.
It said nothing else was damaged.
The embassy said it issued a
strong protest to China’s Foreign Ministry, which expressed deep regret over
the incident and said authorities would spare no effort to prevent a
recurrence.
China’s Foreign Ministry said in
response to a request for comment that China is conducting a “serious
investigation” into the incident and that the Chinese government has
consistently fulfilled its international obligation to protect the safety of
foreign embassies and personnel.
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