🔴 The Japanese Prime Minister was evacuated after an explosion during a visit to a western port, with a man detained for throwing a suspected smoke bomb
was evacuated after an explosion during a visit to a western port, with a man detained for throwing a suspected smoke bomb.
Reports indicate that a pipe-like object, thought to be a smoke bomb, was hurled at the Prime Minister as crowds fled. Footage from the port showed a man being pressed to the ground by officers at the scene. Police later confirmed an arrest has been made, but the identity of the suspect has not yet been confirmed.
Japan is set to elect members of the lower house of parliament this month, with byelections taking place in several provinces.. Mr Abe, 67, was shot at close range with what appeared to be a homemade gun while delivering a speech during a campaign event at a train station in Nara in July.and led to the bolstering of security details for politicians.
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