Japanese PM Fumio Kishida narrowly avoids assassination in election campaign bomb attack
The suspect is held down by police after the incident. Photo: JPN/Wakayama.
James CrispTelegraph Media Group Limited
Fumio Kishida, t he Japanese prime minister, survived an apparent assassination attempt after a bomb exploded as he was about to speak at a campaign rally.
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