Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been attacked. The attack happened while PM Fumio Kishida was visiting a port in western Japan. The gruesome blast took place when he was delivering the speech. It is a matter of relief that Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has been safely evacuated and the suspect is being held for questioning.
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A pipe-like object was thrown near Japanese PM Kishida during an outdoor speech, news agency Reuters reported. Fumio Kishida was evacuated, Japanese media said. An explosion-like sound was heard at the scene, public broadcaster NHK reported. Fumio Kishida took cover at the site of the explosion site and remained safe, it added.
Japanese PM was was unharmed in the incident, local media reported.
Footage on Japanese television showed a disturbance in a crowd gathered where Kishida was due to speak, and then the sound of a blast and white smoke. A person was detained at the site in western Japan, national broadcaster NHK and others said.
Kishida had just finished sampling fish at the site and was about to deliver remarks to a crowd in support of a ruling party candidate in upcoming lower house by-elections when the incident occurred.
The person detained was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of business, the broadcaster said.
Japan has bolstered security around politicians after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed while speaking at a campaign event in July 2022.
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