The cause of the explosion was something similar to a smoke bomb. He, according to eyewitnesses, was thrown into the rice field by an unknown person.
A loud explosion was heard during a public speech by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the city of Wakayama on Saturday, April 15. The head of government was evacuated from the scene of the incident. This was reported by the Japanese news agency Kyodo.
The incident took place in the morning when the prime minister was giving a speech at a fishing port. Kishida himself was not injured, he was safe. None of the others present were injured.
According to preliminary information, something that looked like a smoke bomb exploded during Kishida’s speech.
Eyewitnesses said that an unknown person “threw a silver cylinder into a rice field.”
Japanese TV channel NHK published the corresponding video. The video recorded white smoke and people running away, and one of the men was being held by several law enforcement officers.
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— NHK News (@nhk_news) April 15, 2023
It will be recalled that on July 8 in the city of Nara, 67-year-old Shinzo Abe was shot while speaking at an election event in support of the Liberal Democratic Party, of which he was the former leader.
Abe lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to severe injuries.
Former Japanese prime minister dies after assassination attempt
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Source: korrespondent
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