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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida evacuated after man throws suspected smoke bomb

Police tackled and arrested a man at the scene in relation to the suspected smoke bomb. (Reuters: Kyodo)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated, unhurt, after a suspect threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at an outdoor speech in western Japan on Saturday, according to domestic media reports.

A loud explosion was heard, but the PM took cover and was unharmed while police subdued a man at the scene, public broadcaster NHK said.

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