TOKYO, Sept. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Two people on a car sprayed fire-extinguishing agent to students on Wednesday in Kanagawa Prefecture, resulting in hospitalization of 66 people.

    The blue station wagon, carrying a passenger and a driver wearing a dark blue mask, approached a group of junior high school students from behind as they were walking to their school in the morning, Kyodo News reported.

    The passenger sprayed a white powder-form fire extinguishing agent at them several times for about 200 meters before the car drove away.

    The victims, who included some passers-by, complained of nauseaand sore eyes but none was seriously injured.

    The school received a threatening call last year, students and their parents said.

    The police are now investigating whether these incidents are related to Wednesday's attack. Enditem