TOKYO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A riot officer accidentally fired a pistol while inside a police vehicle parked near the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japanese city of Osaka, police said on Monday, adding that no one was injured.
According to the Osaka prefectural police, the 28-year-old male riot squad member mistakenly pulled the trigger while he was trying to put the handgun back in its case at around 7 p.m. local time Sunday, after finishing a security shift at the international event.
A total of five officers were in the vehicle parked in an area off-limits to the public at the time of the incident. No one was injured as the gun was fired downward, they said.
The police vowed to prevent a recurrence, noting the incident had not disrupted expo security operations. ■
