In a massive development, an assassination bid was foiled when an explosive material allegedly a 'smoke bomb' was hurled in Wakayama on Saturday where Japan's PM Fumio Kishida was about to address a public rally. Japnese PM Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, reported local media. Multiple reports suggest that "smoke bomb" had been thrown but there were no immediate signs of injuries or damage at the scene. It is pertinent to mention here that a person was detained at the site in western Japan's Wakayama where Kishida had been due to give a speech. Now, video of Fumio Kishida's attacker is going viral on social media in which it can seen how the security forces nabbed him in the middle of the crowd. With the 'person of interest' in custody, people around the world are now wondering who was the attacker or who attacked Fumio Kishida? To know continue reading-
Who is the attacker?
The Japanese Police have detained the attacker, however, as of now, they have so far declined to comment further. Meaning, they not revealed name of the attacker or what was the motive of the attacker behind this. Therefore, for now, we have to wait to know the details of the attacker and True Scoop News will bring you details as soon as any reports will surface. Coming back to the incident, Japan's public broadcaster NHK showed footage in which crowds of people appear to be running away from the scene. The video also shows people swarm around one man, hold him down, and then carry him away. The person detained was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of business, the broadcaster also reported.
BREAKING 🚨 Japan’s Prime Minister evacuated after blast at speech in Wakayama, local media reports pic.twitter.com/AHJppKI16m
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Notably, Kishida had just started to deliver a speech after touring the fishing harbour in Wakayama when the object was thrown and he took cover. Hiroshi Moriyama, a member of Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party was quoted by Japnese media who said, "That something like this happened in the middle of an election campaign that constitutes the foundation of democracy is regrettable. It's an unforgivable atrocity."
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Japanese PM unhurt after smoke bomb thrown during speech
For the unversed, the bomb scare comes less than a year after Kishida's predecessor Shinzo Abe was shot dead during a stump speech. On July 8, 2022, Abe died on his way to the hospital after he was shot during a political campaign event held in the city of Nara.The deadly attack on the former PM was condemned by Kishida, who said that it was "barbaric and malicious and it cannot be tolerated." The assassination was "an act of brutality that happened during the elections - the very foundation of our democracy - and is absolutely unforgivable," he had said.
Ironically, Saturday's attack comes shortly after Kishida embarked on a surprise visit to Ukraine and neighbouring Poland earlier in March. The state visit coincided with Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. “Mr Prime Minister Kishida has arrived in Ukraine when it is important to step up global leadership to protect the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and international security in general,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on Facebook.