DEVELOPING: A man has been arrested following a loud explosion at a port in Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was visiting. 9News FULL DETAILS:
port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit, local television has reported, but there were no injuries.
Video footage released by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, showed members of the public fleeing and a man being arrested following the incident. Kishida was evacuated from the venue in the city of Wakayama where he was expected to give an outdoor speech, NHK reported.No injuries were reported at the port in Japan's west.According to an NHK reporter on the scene, it was "believed that something was thrown in and exploded" just before Kishida was about to begin his speech.to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
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