(16 Apr 2023)
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Saikazaki port - 16 April 2023
1. Various of port where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had been evacuated from campaign event
2. Cones and numbers on ground
3. Various of police taping off area
4. Wide of port with barricades and police tape
STORYLINE:
Investigations continued Sunday morning after someone threw an explosive device in the direction of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a campaign event the previous day, officials said.

Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to get away and smoke filled the air at the Saikazaki fishing port.

One police officer was slightly hurt and Kishida continued campaigning later in the day, but the chaotic scene was reminiscent of the assassination nine months ago of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which also came on a campaign tour and continues to reverberate in Japanese politics.

Kishida was visiting the port in Wakayama Prefecture to support his ruling party’s candidate in a local election, and the explosion occurred just before he was to begin his speech.

A young man believed to be a suspect was arrested Saturday at the scene after he allegedly threw “the suspicious object,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.

Matsuno refused to comment on the suspect’s motive and background, citing the ongoing police investigation.

AP Video shot by Johnson Lai

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