About 20 people injured after man sprays unknown substance near ATM in Tokyo mall

A road in the shopping district of Ginza was blocked off and people were taken away in stretchers

About 20 people were injured at a luxury shopping complex in central Tokyo on Monday after a man sprayed a substance inside the building, officials in Japan said.

A Tokyo police spokesperson said a man sprayed a substance at an ATM on the ground floor, while a local fire department official said “around 20 people were injured” after a report of a “smell”.