UPDATED. News footage show crowds of people running away as several police officers appeared to pin an individual to the ground before removing him from the scene.
was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday, April 15.
Abe’s killing shocked the nation, where gun crimes are exceedingly rare, and prompted a review of security for politicians, who routinely press the flesh with the public. By-elections in various regions for the lower house of Japan’s parliament are to be held on April 23.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said police have been instructed to boost security, and that the government will do what is necessary to ensure security at a summit Kishida will host next month of the Group of Seven industrial powers in Hiroshima.
The incident late on Saturday morning occurred at the Saikazaki fishing harbour in Wakayama prefecture, some 65 kilometers southwest of Osaka city. News footage showed crowds running away as several police officers appeared to pin a man to the ground before removing him from the scene. A 20-30 centimeters metal pipe was thrown and landed close to where Kishida was standing, NHK reported, citing an official at the scene.
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