Tokyo
This time he survived.
Just nine months after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the victim of an attack, the current occupant of the post, Fumio Kishida, was the target of an attack on Saturday in eerily similar circumstances.
During a public election rally in Wakayama (eastern Japan), a man in the crowd threw a homemade bomb at the leader.
As he was about to launch a second, fellows and security guards surrounded him while the first exploded, causing panic in the audience.
Fumio Kishida was evacuated and was not injured.
He later announced that he would not change his meeting schedule.
“We are in the midst of an important election campaign for democracy in our country.
We need to ensure that each of you expresses your thoughts and feelings.
It is in this spirit that I will continue to take to the streets and make speeches
,” he said via Twitter.
According to the media...
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