Man, 86, Arrested After 2 Women Held Hostage in Japan Post Office: Media

Police officers take cover behind cars outside the post office where a suspected gunman has taken people hostage after injuring two at a hospital, in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 31, 2023. Kyodo/via Reuters

TOKYO—An 86-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of taking two women hostage at a post office near Tokyo on Tuesday, media reported.

Earlier, authorities said a man who appeared to be armed had taken the women in the city of Warabi, north of the capital, during the afternoon.