Bear spray goes off in Japan post office, five hospitalised
- TOKYO: 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 repellent unintentionally, the reports said.
- "Eight people felt sick, and of those, five were sent to hospital.
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- TOKYO: 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 repellent unintentionally, the reports said.
- "Eight people felt sick, and of those, five were sent to hospital.
Sources: CNA