Russian Embassy in Japan confirms receiving envelope with bullet.

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TOKYO, February 8 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Embassy in Tokyo confirmed
on Tuesday that it had received a rifle bullet in an envelope.
"We can confirm the fact of receiving a bullet, mailed by unidentified
persons," an Embassy official told Itar-Tass, "we believe the ultra-right
forces or mentally unstable people are behind it. We've informed police
about the incident and the local secret services are investigating this
unfriendly act."
Earlier, Tokyo-based media outlets reported that an envelope
containing a rifle bullet and the letter demanding the return of the
northern territories" had been delivered to the Russian diplomatic mission.
The Japanese police have launched an investigation of what they
believe to be "possible intimidation."
According to the police, the paper attached to the bullet runs the
phrase "the northern territories are our land."
The Embassy reported that it had received the envelope on Monday
night. The sender's name is not indicated. The letter was mailed in the
Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo.
On Monday, the Russian Embassy told Itar-Tass that it was sending a
note of protest to the Japanese Foreign Ministry in connection with the
actions by the radicals near the Embassy on Northern Territories Day,
including the desecration of the Russian flag.
Last December, a vial with liquid marked "poisonous" was delivered to
the Russian Embassy. The sender was an activist of an ultra-right
organization. The police promised to investigate the incident.
As in previous years, Japanese radicals staged noisy rallies around
the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on February 7, to mark the so-called Northern
Territories Day. The rallies were held in the presence of police and the
Japanese security service that were on hand to prevent undesirable
outcomes. Regrettably, the Japanese side was unable to ensure the normal
functioning of the Embassy in violation of the Vienna convention.
This created problems for people entering or exiting the diplomatic
mission, including Embassy personnel and members of their families. "In
actual fact, the Embassy was blocked for quite a long time," a Russian
diplomat said.
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