OSAKA – A 63-year-old man angry over a tax dispute used Molotov cocktails to set fire to City Hall in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Friday morning, injuring at least five people, police and firefighters said.
Shoji Takahashi, who was arrested at the scene, allegedly told investigators, “I did it because I was frustrated.”
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