Around 20 injured after spraying incident in Tokyo mall

Tokyo police spokesman Yusuke Koide told AFP that a man sprayed a substance at an ATM on the ground floor of the building, while a local fire department official said "around 20 people were injured" after a report of a "smell".

The road in front of the mall – located in the touristy and upmarket shopping district of Ginza – was blocked off following the incident, and fire trucks lined the street.

But shoppers continued to come and go from the building using side entrances.

Nineteen of the 26 people affected were taken to hospital after complaining of symptoms including headaches and throat pain, according to TBS News Dig.