A person (below) is detained after throwing an apparent “smoke bomb” in Wakayama on April 15, 2023, where the Japanese prime minister will deliver a speech.
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A person (below) is detained after throwing an apparent “smoke bomb” in Wakayama on April 15, 2023, where the Japanese prime minister will deliver a speech.
STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images
SEOUL — Japanese authorities evacuated Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after hearing an explosion at the port where he was about to give a cryptic speech. There were no reports of injuries, and at least one person was detained.
Kishida is in Wakayama City, looking for a candidate in the upcoming by-election. Public broadcaster NHK reported that an object was thrown and there was an explosion accompanied by white smoke.
NHK video shows half a dozen security guards pinning a man in olive pants and sneakers to the ground, before dragging him away.
Japan updates the following VIP protection procedures assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe last July.
A police report following Abe’s shooting concluded that with better planning and security in place, Abe’s murder could have been prevented.
