https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevpp983kmzo
" At least 19 people have been taken to hospital after a strong smell was reported at a shopping complex in Tokyo, according to media reports.
A police spokesperson said a man had sprayed a substance at a cash machine on the ground floor of the building in the luxury Ginza 6 shopping centre on Monday.
The substance is believed to have been an irritant spray, identified by authorities as likely containing capsaicin - which is found in chilli peppers.
Police are still looking for the suspect, national broadcaster NHK reported.
People near the scene reported feeling their throat become painful and itchy, with one 70-year-old woman telling AFP that it started "stinging and hurting" as she approached the ATM. "
Det var nog vare sig stridsgasen sarin eller morfars flaska med Old Spice utan myndigheterna tror det var pepparsprej.
Jag minns dock hur rätt ofta japanska myndigheter försöker lugna allmänheten genom att töja rejält på sanningen, så tyckte det var värt en trådstart.
