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Japan PM unharmed after ‘smoke bomb’ at campaign event

Police subdued a man after the incident at a campaign event in western Japan [Kyodo via Reuters]

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him while he was on the campaign trail in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan.

Footage on Japanese television showed a disturbance in a crowd gathered at the Saikazaki fishing harbour where Kishida was out in support of a ruling party candidate. The video showed a a blast and white smoke, just as he was about to speak.

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