Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said.
The Associated PressResidents try to flee after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at a port in Wakayama, western Japan, on Saturday, while Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was campaigning.Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to get away and smoke filled the air.
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. The camera quickly turns to the crowd just as several people, including uniformed and plainclothes police officers, converge on a young man wearing a white surgical mask and holding what appears to be another device, a long silver tube.
It wasn't immediately clear what the explosive device was or how many the suspect had, but some reports said it was a smoke or pipe bomb, possibly with a delayed fuse.'We should never tolerate threats'
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