Japan PM Fumio Kishida is rushed from a speech after a pipe-like object is thrown near him followed by an explosion, local media say
Fumio Kishida is safe and a person has been detained at the site of a port in western Japan, national broadcaster NHK and other media say.A loud explosion has occurred at a western Japanese port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit, but there were no injuries, local media reported.
Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture to cheer his ruling party's candidate in a local election. There was an explosion just before he was to begin his speech, Japan'sfootage showed several uniformed and plainclothes police officers gathered around the man and pressing him to the ground.
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