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5 bicycles torched in succession in Saitama

Dec 25 (Japan Today) - Five bicycles were torched one after the other during a one-hour period early Sunday in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture.

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According to police, a passerby noticed a bike on fire in a parking lot outside an apartment building at around 2:20 a.m. Sunday, Fuji TV reported. About 20 minutes later, four other bicycles in a nearby condo parking space were also set alight.

Police said they are examining street surveillance camera footage to try and spot the person or persons responsible.

Source: ANNnewsCH

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