东京——日本警方于周四宣布，逮捕了一名中国籍男子，他涉嫌于今年早些时候在东京一个高档商业区实施辣椒喷雾袭击，导致数十人眼睛和喉咙不适。
TOKYO — Japanese police on Thursday announced the arrest of a Chinese national suspected of carrying out a pepper spray attack earlier this year in an upscale Tokyo shopping district that left dozens of people with eye and throat irritation.
东京警方表示，他们于周三实施了逮捕。嫌疑人是一名24岁的中国留学生，居住在大阪。警方认为，他在5月份银座一个豪华商业综合体的自动取款机前，对一名30多岁的男子使用了辣椒喷雾。
Tokyo police said they made the arrest Wednesday. The suspect is a 24-year-old Chinese student who lives in Osaka. Police believe he used pepper spray on a man in his 30s at an ATM booth in a luxury shopping complex in Ginza in May.
近30人抱怨喉咙痛和身体不适。警方称，25人因轻微症状被送往医院。这起袭击一度在该地区引发混乱，数十辆消防车和救护车聚集现场提供急救。
Nearly 30 people complained of throat pain and feeling unwell. Police said 25 were taken to a hospital with mild symptoms. The attack briefly caused chaos in the area where dozens of fire engines and ambulances gathered to provide first aid.
据日本媒体报道，袭击的目标男子告诉警方，他不认识这名嫌疑人。共同社报道称，嫌疑人告诉警方，他不想谈论这起事件。
The man targeted in the attack told police he did not know the suspect, according to Japanese media. The suspect has told police he did not want to talk about the incident, Kyodo News agency reported.
据《朝日新闻》报道，警方还在寻找另一名男子，监控录像显示他在袭击发生前曾与嫌疑人交谈，随后逃离。
Police are also looking for another man seen in security camera footage talking with the suspect just before the attack and then fleeing, according to the Asahi newspaper.