Woman attempts Hara-Kiri in front of Japanese PM's home

A woman blocked from driving through a security barrier at the Japanese prime minister’s residence today attempted to kill herself by committing a “hara-kiri” disembowelment, a police official said.

The woman was in critical condition. Identified only as a 50-year-old housewife from Nagano in central Japan, she cut herself in the abdomen, the neck, the left wrist and both upper arms with a small knife as security agents tried to persuade her to come out of her car, a police official said.