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Bear spray goes off in Japan post office, five hospitalised
Key takeaways
- A foreign national, who was not named, apologised and told police that he discharged the repellant unintentionally, the reports said.
- “Eight people felt sick, and of those five were sent to hospital.
- At least five people have been killed by bears in Japan since April 1 after a record 13 deaths last fiscal year.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Tokyo, Japan: Five people needed hospital treatment in Japan after a man accidentally set off an anti-bear spray in a city-centre post office, reports and officials said, as the country grapples with a sharp rise in maulings.
A foreign national, who was not named, apologised and told police that he discharged the repellant unintentionally, the reports said.
“Eight people felt sick, and of those five were sent to hospital. But there was no report of serious injuries or illness,” fire department official Ryohei Asano told AFP after the mishap on Wednesday in the central city of Nagoya.
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