Tokyo: An attempt was made to assassinate Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the Wakayama City of Japan. When he was giving a speech during a meeting, a pipe-like object was thrown near him. News agency Reuters quoted Japanese media as saying that an explosion-like sound was heard at the scene and smoke filled. Showing readiness, the security officials rescued Prime Minister Fumio Kishida safely from the spot. The news of relief is that the Japanese PM has not been hurt. Following the incident, security officials detained a suspect from western Wakayama.
According to Japanese media NHK, where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was giving a speech, there was a loud explosion, which caused chaos in the area. The PM’s security team kept him covered and took him out safely from the scene. According to the report, Fumio Kishida was starting his speech after visiting a fishing port in the western Japanese city of Wakayama when the incident happened. The police deployed on the spot have also arrested a suspect.
Leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party reacted
After this attack, a reaction started coming from the leaders of Fumio’s party Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Moriyama, chairman of the LDP’s election campaign committee, told NHK, ‘I was shocked to hear this news. It is very regrettable that something like this happened during the election campaign. The election is the foundation of democracy. LDP General Secretary Motegi said, ‘I tried to contact Prime Minister Kishida after this incident. I was told that he was not hurt. I strongly condemn this violent act.
Last year former PM Shinzo Abe was shot during a speech
This attack refreshes the events of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was killed last year. Similarly, former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe was also giving a speech when he was shot twice in the chest. After being shot, Shinzo Abe was treated at Nara Medical University Hospital, but he died after 6 hours. Doctors told that after the attack, he also suffered a heart attack and died due to excessive bleeding. The person who attacked Shinzo Abe was also caught by the security agencies from the spot.v.
