One person was arrested in connection with the incident in which Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated after a smoke bomb was thrown at him durin
Wakayam [Japan], April 15 (ANI): One person was arrested in connection with the incident in which Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated after a „smoke bomb“ was thrown at him during a campaign trail in Wakayama city on Saturday, CNN reported.
The man was arrested on „suspicion of forcible obstruction of business“ after he threw „what appeared to be a smoke bomb“ CNN said city Kyodo News.
In a speech broadcast on Japan’s public broadcaster NHK following the attack the prime minister said police were investigating the explosion and apologized for causing concern, adding that „we are fighting an important election for our country.“Kishida resumed campaigning activities for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party shortly after and gave a speech at the Wakayama railway station, CNN reported.
