Japan Prime Minister Kishida Evacuated After Sound of Bang; No One Reported Hurt
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Wakayama prefecture on Saturday. Photo: KYODO/via REUTERS By Peter Landers April 14, 2023 11:51 pm ET TOKYO—Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was rushed away from a campaign stop on Saturday after the sound of a bang nearby, and a suspect at the scene was arrested, according to footage aired on public broadcaster NHK. NHK said no one was injured in the incident at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Footage showed a man being tackled to the ground by bystanders, after which there was the sound of a loud bang and smoke filled the air. Mr. Kishida was visiting Wakayama prefecture near Osaka, where a special election is being held for a vacant parliamentary seat. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassi
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Wakayama prefecture on Saturday.
Photo: KYODO/via REUTERS
TOKYO—Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was rushed away from a campaign stop on Saturday after the sound of a bang nearby, and a suspect at the scene was arrested, according to footage aired on public broadcaster NHK.
NHK said no one was injured in the incident at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Footage showed a man being tackled to the ground by bystanders, after which there was the sound of a loud bang and smoke filled the air.
Mr. Kishida was visiting Wakayama prefecture near Osaka, where a special election is being held for a vacant parliamentary seat.
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated at a campaign stop in Nara prefecture, also near Osaka, on July 8, 2022.
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