The incident comes just nine months after Kishida’s predecessor, Shinzo Abe, was shot to death while giving a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.

Japanese PM evacuated after blast shakes port he was visiting

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--April 15, 2023

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was rushed to safety Saturday after a man tossed what appeared to be a smoke bomb moments before the leader was set to give a speech.

Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama when the explosive was thrown from an unnamed man hiding in a crowd of several hundred people just before 11:30 a.m., KYODO News reported.

An explosion was heard and the audience was sent fleeing. ---More...

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