Japanese PM evacuated after loud explosion heard during visit to western port
Mr Kishida was about to give a speech cheering on his ruling party's candidate in a local election at the Saikazaki port when the pipe-like object believed to be a smoke bomb was thrown.
A man believed to be a suspect was arrested at the scene, and footage from Japan's NHK television showed several uniformed and plainclothes police officers gather around him, pressing him to the ground and dragging him to the side.France on fire again: Violent protests erupt after Macron's bid to raise retirement age approved by top courtA cylinder-shaped object , believed to have been thrown during Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's campaign.
The incident comes only nine months after Mr Kishida's predecessor, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
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