Japanese Media reported today that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unhurt after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan.
Public broadcaster NHK said that a loud explosion was heard, but the premier took cover and was unharmed while police subdued a man at the scene.
NHK cited the Police to say that there were no injuries.
Videos from the incident showed Japanese police subdue a suspect who appear to be around 30 or 20.
The incident echoed the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, who was shot with a homemade gun last July while campaigning for a parliamentary election. Abe's killing shocked the nation, where gun crimes are exceedingly rare, and prompted a review of security for politicians, who routinely press the flesh with the public.
