Japanese PM Frantically Evacuated After Blast Disrupts His Speech

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Authorities detained a man at the scene who was suspected of throwing a pipe-like object at the prime minister.

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Published Apr. 14 2023 11:41PM EDT

2023-04-15T032910Z_1772601030_RC2RE0A98VZ3_RTRMADP_3_JAPAN-KISHIDA_zisojm — Kyodo via Reuters

Panic erupted Saturday as an explosion rang out just as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was about to give a speech in the city of Wakayama, not far from where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated last summer.

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Japanese PM Frantically Evacuated After Blast Disrupts His Speech

Authorities detained a man at the scene who was suspected of throwing a pipe-like object at the prime minister.

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Allison Quinn