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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Eimi Yamamitsu, Mayu Sakoda and Tom Bateman

Attack in Japan raises alarm about VIP security weeks before G7 summit

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech to support his ruling party’s candidate in a local election in Saiki, Oita Prefecture, Japan April 16, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS

An explosive thrown at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at an election rally on Saturday has raised alarming questions about the state of VIP security, less than a year after a former premier was gunned down and weeks before Japan hosts G7 leaders.

Kishida was about to speak at a by-election campaign event at a fishing harbour in Wakayama City, western Japan, when a smoking metal cylinder landed within a metre of him.

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