Police burst into Tokyo apartment, arrest armed man

TOKYO, Japan - Paramedics carry out Yuji Takeshita, a member of a gang affiliated with the Kyokuto-kai underworld syndicate, from an apartment in Machida, Tokyo, on April 21. Takeshita shot himself in the head after holing up in the apartment and firing shots from a window. The stand-off ended after about 15 hours when a squad for police officers fired tear gas and burst in. (Kyodo)

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