PM had come to support the candidate of Liberal Democratic PartyAccording to the Japan Times report, after the blast, the police present on the spot immediately took a suspect into custody. At the same time, it is being told that something like a pipe was thrown near Kishida, after which a loud bang was heard. This incident happened when the Prime Minister was preparing to give a speech in support of a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Kishida, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, became the PM in the year 2021.Former PM Shinzo Abe was also murderedThis is not the first time that the Prime Minister of Japan has been attacked. Earlier on July 8 last year, former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was shot dead. The firing took place when he had come to attend an election program and was giving a speech. While giving a speech in Nara city, suddenly he was fired after which he fell down. Immediately after the attack, he was also taken to the hospital but he died during that time.岸田さんの演説でまさか目の前で… pic.twitter.com/RcXWnYbuzB
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