Japanese police arrested a 31-year-old man Saturday on suspicion of posting a hoax message on an Internet message board threatening to kill Crown Prince Naruhito, new reports said. -- REUTERS
TOKYO - JAPANESE police arrested a 31-year-old man Saturday on suspicion of posting a hoax message on an Internet message board threatening to kill Crown Prince Naruhito, new reports said.
Takeshi Yamamoto, an unemployed man in Gifu, central Japan, is charged with disturbing the work of police after imperial guards boosted security at the crown prince's residence in light of the apparent threat, Jiji Press and Kyodo News said, quoting police officials.
The man allegedly put the message on an Internet message board on August 13, reportedly under the name Masako, wife of the crown prince, saying: 'I will kill the crown prince.'
Yamamoto, who is also suspected of having threatened to kill a company president and attack a major company with a bomb, admitted the latest charge, saying he was 'dissatisfied with society', according to Jiji. -- AFP
